If there are insufficient funds to authorize the full amount of an otherwise approvable store-and-forward transaction, the balance remaining in the client's account is paid to the retailer in accordance with the following:
  (1) The EBT central processing system approves a partial amount of the store-and-forward transaction, crediting the retailer with the balance remaining in the client's account through a one-step process.
  (2) The transaction must be in accordance with the standard message format requirements for store-and-forward transactions.
  (3) The retailer must not obtain the uncollected balance from a client's current or future month's benefits.

Source Note: The provisions of this §372.1709 adopted to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 5361