Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Amend Its Rules Governing Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards To Require a Person To Show Photographic Identification When Using a Card (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1812
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: HARVELL, COURTNEY, AYOTTE, BEAULIEU, BLACK, BLODGETT, BRIGGS, BURNS, CASAVANT, CEBRA, CHASE, CLARK, COTTA, CRAFTS, CRAY, CROCKETT, CURTIS, CUSHING, DAMON, DAVIS, DOW, DUCHESNE, DUNPHY, EDGECOMB, ESPLING, FITTS, FITZPATRICK, FOSSEL, FOSTER, GIFFORD, GILBERT, GRAHAM, GUERIN, HAMPER, HANLEY, HARMON, JOHNSON, KAENRATH, KESCHL, KNAPP, KNIGHT, KUMIEGA, LIBBY, LONG, MAKER, MALABY, MALONEY, MARTIN, MONAGHAN-DERRIG, MORISSETTE, MOULTON, NASS, NEWENDYKE, NUTTING, O'CONNOR, OLSEN, PARKER, PARRY, PETERSON, PICCHIOTTI, PILON, PLUMMER, PRESCOTT, RICHARDSON, RIOUX, ROSEN, SANDERSON, SARTY, SIROCKI, THERIAULT, TILTON, TIMBERLAKE, TURNER, TUTTLE, VOLK, WALLACE, WATERHOUSE, WEAVER, WILLETTE, WOOD, GOODALL

Legislative Document 
No. 1812 
H.P. 1336 
House of Representatives, February 8, 2012 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Amend Its 
Rules Governing Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards To Require a Person To Show 
Photographic Identification When Using a Card 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 205. 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative HARVELL of Farmington. 
Cosponsored by Senator COURTNEY of York and 
Representatives: AYOTTE of Caswell, BEAULIEU of Auburn, BLACK of Wilton, BLODGETT of 
Augusta, BRIGGS of Mexico, BURNS of Whiting, CASAVANT of Biddeford, CEBRA of Naples, 
CHASE of Wells, CLARK of Easton, CORNELL du HOUX of Brunswick, COTTA of China, CRAFTS of 
Lisbon, CRAY of Palmyra, CROCKETT of Bethel, CURTIS of Madison, CUSHING of Hampden, 
DAMON of Bangor, DAVIS of Sangerville, DOW of Waldoboro, DUCHESNE of Hudson, DUNPHY of 
Embden, EDGECOMB of Caribou, ESPLING of New Gloucester, FITTS of Pittsfield, FITZPATRICK of 
Houlton, FOSSEL of Alna, FOSTER of Augusta, GIFFORD of Lincoln, GILBERT of Jay, GRAHAM of 
North Yarmouth, GUERIN of Glenburn, HAMPER of Oxford, HANLEY of Gardiner, HARMON of 
Palermo, JOHNSON of Greenville, KAENRATH of South Portland, KESCHL of Belgrade, KNAPP of 
Gorham, KNIGHT of Livermore Falls, KUMIEGA of Deer Isle, LIBBY of Waterboro, LONG of Sherman, 
MAKER of Calais, MALABY of Hancock, MALONEY of Augusta, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, McCABE 
of Skowhegan, McCLELLAN of Raymond, McFADDEN of Dennysville, McKANE of Newcastle, 
MONAGHAN-DERRIG of Cape Elizabeth, MORISSETTE of Winslow, MOULTON of York, NASS of 
Acton, NEWENDYKE of Litchfield, Speaker NUTTING of Oakland, O'CONNOR of Berwick, OLSEN of 
Phippsburg, PARKER of Veazie, PARRY of Arundel, PETERSON of Rumford, PICCHIOTTI of 
Fairfield, PILON of Saco, PLUMMER of Windham, PRESCOTT of Topsham, RICHARDSON of Carmel, 
RICHARDSON of Warren, RIOUX of Winterport, ROSEN of Bucksport, SANDERSON of Chelsea, 
SARTY of Denmark, SIROCKI of Scarborough, THERIAULT of Madawaska, TILTON of Harrington, 
TIMBERLAKE of Turner, TURNER of Burlington, TUTTLE of Sanford, VOLK of Scarborough, 
WALLACE of Dexter, WATERHOUSE of Bridgton, WEAVER of York, WILLETTE of Mapleton, 
WILLETTE of Presque Isle, WOOD of Sabattus, Senators: GOODALL of Sagadahoc, KATZ of 
Kennebec, SNOWE-MELLO of Androscoggin, THOMAS of Somerset. 
Sec. 1.  Department of Health and Human Services to amend rules.  
Resolved:  That the Department of Health and Human Services shall amend its rules 
governing the electronic benefits transfer system to provide that a person must show 
photographic identification in order to use an electronic benefits transfer card that is 
drawing on the person's food supplement benefit account unless the card user is known to 
the person accepting the card for payment. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its 
rules governing the electronic benefits transfer system to provide that a person must show 
photographic identification in order to use an electronic benefits transfer card that is 
drawing on the person's food supplement benefit account unless the card user is known to 
the person accepting the card for payment.