This is to provide policy regarding federal approval requirements for state development and implementation of EBT systems for the WIC program. EBT systems in the WIC program encompass a wide spectrum of functions including the automation of the food benefit issuance and redemption process as well as exchange of client data.
The purpose of this policy memorandum is to clarify federal statutory and regulatory limitations on the use of technical evaluation requirements for invitations for bid for infant formula rebate contracts.
The Immigration and Naturalization Service confirms that use of WIC benefits does not render an alien a public charge, that benefits should not be denied to aliens who have used WIC, and that INS should not request that aliens repay any WIC benefits received.
This policy memorandum provides guidance on acceptable forms of documentation which confirm current participation in the Food Stamp Program for WIC adjunctive income eligibility purposes.
This policy memorandum authorizes WIC state agencies to purchase or allow their local agencies to purchase non-computer equipment with a unit cost less than $25,000 without prior approval from FNS.
In the wake of the recent natural disasters experienced by several states, a number of questions have been presented to this office regarding WIC's role in providing assistance to disaster victims. This memorandum is intended to clarify some of the issues that surfaced pertaining to these occurrences.
These Q&A's were developed with the assistance of the regional offices as the Interim Homeless Rule was implemented and the Final Rule was being crafted. Although all of the issues raised in the Q&A's are important ones, they represent areas of policy interpretation that were not appropriate for inclusion in the regulation itself.
This is to provide guidance related to the hematological testing requirement for WIC certification. We have also attached a summary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Dec. 6, 1991 final rule on Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens, because the provisions of this rule affect WIC clinic operations.
This memorandum provides guidance on the determination of lump sum-payments for WIG income eligibility purposes.
WIC Program— Use of WIC Acronym and Logo