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Resource | Notices WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (2012-2013)

The Department announces adjusted income eligibility guidelines to be used by state agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in the WIC program. These income eligibility guidelines are to be used in conjunction with the WIC regulations.

03/23/2012
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2012-0008 Offering to Sell WIC Foods, Benefits, and/or EBT Cards Publicly or Online

The purpose of this memorandum is to transmit guidance regarding the sale of, or intent to sell, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children foods, benefits and/or EBT cards verbally, in print or online through websites such as Craigslist, Facebook, Twitter, eBay, etc.

WIC Policy Memo #2012-1
02/10/2012
Resource | Policy Memos Letter to State Exchange Grantees, Medicaid and CHIP Directors, and Health and Human Services Directors

On Aug. 10, 2011, we announced a time-limited, specific exception to the cost allocation requirements set forth in OMB Circular A-87 that requires benefiting programs to pay their share of the costs associated with building state-based information technology systems. This letter provides additional guidance on how states may take advantage of this exception to leverage these investments to serve multiple programs and needs.

01/23/2012
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2004-0029 Nutrition Requirements: Special Assistance: Amendment Expanding Provisions 2 & 3 District-wide

This memo provides the basic procedures for implementing Provision 2 or 3 SFA-wide or for a subgroup of schools within an SFA.

08/06/2004
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2004-0028 Implementation of the Infant Formula Cost Containment Provisions of PL 108-265

This memorandum provides guidance on the implementation of the nondiscretionary infant formula cost containment provisions of PL 108-265, the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. 

WIC 2004-4
07/30/2004
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2004-0017 Treatment of Medicare Prescription Drug Card and Related Transitional Assistance in WIC Income Eligibility Determinations

Authorized by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), the prescription drug discount card provides Medicare beneficiaries with negotiated prices that should be lower than the regular price of prescription drugs.

WIC 2004-2
06/29/2004
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2004-0011 WIC Racial/Ethnic Data Collection

This policy memorandum provides guidance to state and local agencies on the WIC Racial/Ethnic Data Collection.

WIC 2002-6, Rev 1
04/07/2004
Resource | Notices WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (2004-2005)

The Department announces adjusted income eligibility guidelines to be used by state agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC Program).

03/29/2004
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