- (a) A vendor agreement, is required by the Department and implemented via the subrecipient, shall contain assurances as to fair billing practices, delivery procedures, and pricing procedures for business transactions involving LIHEAP recipients. These agreements are subject to monitoring procedures performed by the Department staff.
- (b) Subrecipient shall maintain proof of payment to contractors and vendors.
- (c) The subrecipients shall notify each participating household of the amount of assistance paid on its behalf. Subrecipient shall document this notification.
- (d) The vendor payment method will be used by subrecipients for CEAP components. Under no circumstances and without exceptions will subrecipient make cash payments directly to eligible household for any of the CEAP components.
Source Note:The provisions of this §6.211 adopted to be effective April 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 1739.