1. (a) DHS's manual transactions liability is only for those manual transactions performed in accordance with the written agreement under 7 CFR §274.12(h)(6) and processing standards in 7 CFR §274.12(i).
2. (b) DHS reimburses a retailer for manual transactions, as required by the terms and conditions of the retailer agreement, for which an insufficient amount of benefits remain in the client's account at the time the manual voucher is presented for processing and payment.
3. (c) A retailer is not required to process manual transactions. If authorization cannot be obtained before or at the time of purchase, a retailer assumes the risk of insufficient benefits being available in the client's account.
4. (d) A retailer using voice authorization and electronic voucher is liable if the retailer management EBT contractor rejects its or its third-party processor's submission because of failure to follow the procedures in §3.1708 of this chapter (relating to What are DHS's off-line (manual) procedures for retailers with electronic voucher transaction capacity?).
5. (e) Neither the retailer management EBT contractor nor the retailer may re-present a manual voucher for payment if insufficient funds exist when the voucher is submitted for processing and payment.

Source Note:The provisions of this §372.1709 adopted to be effective March 17, 2004, 29 TexReg 2661; transferred effective April 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register July 2, 2004, 29 TexReg 6359.