Effective July 1, 2013 if a claimant consents in writing,
the carrier may pay the employee’s weekly temporary benefits by means of direct
deposit or with an electronic prepaid benefit card account. The statute states that prepaid benefit
card accounts shall not be used to pay permanent impairment benefits or lump sum
benefits. The
issuer of the card shall comply with consumer protection laws that apply to
payroll account cards.
The full text of the Act is located here: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2014/Acts/ACT006.pdf
