1	Electronic Benefits and Services Council American Public Human Services Annual Conference August 17, 2004 Jaime Hill Assistant Director, Public/Private Partnerships NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association
2	Agenda The Electronic Benefits and Services (EBS) Council The Electronic Disbursement Options White Paper Future Topics for the EBS Council
3	EBS Council Established in 1995 Developed and maintains operating rules for EBT - Electronic Benefits Transfer (Food Stamps & Cash) Why NACHA? Write operating rules Neutral party Experience with governments (federal, state and local) Honest broker
4	EBS Council Comprised of private and public sector EBT stakeholders Membership categories EBT Service Providers Government Entities Financial institutions Payment Networks Merchants
5	EBS Council Serves as a model for other public/private partnerships Johns Hopkins Stakeholder Council Model Electronic Authentication Partnership Department of Defense - The Federated Identity and Cross-credentialing System/Defense Cross-credentialing Identification System (FiXs/DCCIS)
6	EBS Council Adopted New Vision and Mission Statements in October 2002 EBT is mature Wanted to provide education on electronic payments Expands the Council’s scope beyond EBT to include “electronic government payments and services” States now add additional payments, such as child care and child support, to EBT
7	Electronic Disbursement Options White Paper Developed by the Electronic Disbursement Options Work Group, chaired by Craig Goellner of Colorado Helps governments - especially state governments - better understand the options available for the electronic disbursement of funds
8	Electronic Disbursement Options White Paper Written in response to states' growing interest in electronic disbursements Focuses on Direct Deposit and Association branded cards, such as the Prepaid MasterCard™ and Visa’s Prepaid Card By maximizing the use of electronic payments, states can improve service delivery to beneficiaries who do not have deposit accounts while reducing costs
9	Electronic Disbursement Options White Paper Findings Direct Deposit is the preferred method For the unbanked, cards provide the missing piece in the universal electronic delivery puzzle Looks at two different cards, Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards and Electronic Payment Cards (EPCs) These appear to offer government the necessary tools to pursue universal electronic payment delivery
10	Electronic Disbursement Options White Paper Presented in November 2003, at the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council’s annual conference Download Electronic Disbursement Options from the EBS Council web site: http://ebt.nacha.org
11	Electronic Disbursement Options Work Group ACS State and Local Solutions California Health and Human Services Agency Data Center Colorado Department of Human Services eFunds Corporation Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement Florida Department of Children and Families JPMorgan EFS (formerly Citicorp EFS) MasterCard International Maximus, Inc. Nebraska Treasurer’s Office State of Michigan, State Disbursement Unit State of South Dakota Stored Value Systems SupportKids, Inc. Texas Department of Human Services U.S. Bank Visa USA
12	Future Topics for EBS Council Patient Authentication New Technologies - Biometrics, Wireless EBT (Farmers’ Markets), and Radio Frequency Identification WIC Child Care Provider Automation for Time and Attendance Early State Director Retirements Disaster/Emergency distribution of EBT benefits
13	EBS Council Next Meeting of the Electronic Benefits and Services Council October 6-7, 2004 The Brown Palace Hotel Denver, Colorado More Information: http://ebt.nacha.org/ or jhill@nacha.org
14	"Jaime Hill" Jaime Hill jhill@nacha.org 703.561.3945