An Act to replace stolen benefits
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| S147 | An Act to replace stolen benefits | Active |
of chapter 18 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (B)(s), the following new subsection:- Subsection (t). promptly replace the full amount of financial assistance or nutrition benefits stolen through electronic benefit transfer card skimming, card cloning or other fraudulent methods, including organized identity theft schemes, to the extent the federal government fails to provide federal funds to replace stolen benefits, provided that the thefts have been reported to or identified by the Department in accordance with procedures for making and verifying replacement claims established by the department.
Section 2 of chapter 18 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (B)(s), the following new subsection:- Subsection (t). promptly replace the full amount of financial assistance or nutrition benefits stolen through electronic benefit transfer card skimming, card cloning or other fraudulent methods, including organized identity theft schemes, to the extent the federal government fails to provide federal funds to replace stolen benefits, provided that the thefts have been reported to or identified by the Department in accordance with procedures for making and verifying replacement claims established by the department.