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All the documents on this page are in PDF format. Quick links to chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Vision and Mission Statement
1.2 Organization
1.3 Using this Manual
1.4 Definitions
1.5 Overview of Certification Procedures
1.6 State Office Procedures
1.7 Regional Office Procedures
1.8 Local Project Responsibilities
2.1 Certification Requirements
2.2 Initial Contact/Appointment Scheduling
2.3 Income Eligibility
Income Eligibility Determination Chart
2.4 Instream Migrants
2.5 Priority System
2.6 Transfer of Certification
2.7 Certification of Infants Using Quick Certs
2.8 Using Medical Data from Outside Sources
2.9 Presence of Applicants
2.10 Timeframes for Certification
2.11 Notification of Ineligibility/Termination
3.1 Goals of Nutrition Services
3.2 Nutrition Education Plan
3.3 Participant Satisfaction
3.10 Nutrition Assessment at Certification
3.11 Hematological Procedures
3.12 Anthropometric Procedures
3.13 Deleted (10/09)
3.14 Deleted (10/09)
3.15 Deleted (10/09)
3.16 Deleted (10/09)
3.17 Deleted (10/09)
3.18 Deleted (10/09)
3.19 Deleted (10/09)
3.20 Deleted (10/09)
3.21 Final Eligibility: Rights and Responsibilities
3.21 Final Eligibility: Rights and Responsibilities - When to Sign
3.30 General
3.31 Certification Appointments
3.32 Secondary Nutrition Education Contacts
3.33 Contacts Provided by Non-WIC Staff
3.34 Secondary Nutrition Education Contacts for Infants Certified to One Year of Age
3.35 Techniques; Cultural and Linguistic Considerations
3.36 Materials
Nutrition education materials checklist (Word, 70 KB)
3.40 Breastfeeding Plan
3.41 Breast Pumps
Breast Pump Inventory List
Decision Tree for Breast Pumps
Planning to Provide Breast Pumps
Which Breast Pump is Best for You?
Distribution List
Breast Pump Order Form
3.42 Breastfeeding Peer Counseling
3.50 Specifications for Nutrition Assessment Equipment
3.51 Maintenance of Nutrition Assessment Equipment
4.1 Deleted (8/09)
4.2 WIC Food List/Food Packages Overview
Food Authorization Criteria
4.10 Food Packages: General
4.11 Tailoring for Participant Needs
4.12 Women and Children Food Packages (Regular)
4.13 Breastfeeding Dyad Food Packages
4.14 Infant Food Packages
4.15 Prescription-Required Foods and Food Packages
4.16 Deleted (6/06)
4.17 Deleted (6/06)
4.18 Ready-to-Feed Formulas and Medical Food
4.19 Formulas and Medical Foods: Needs Beyond WIC
4.20 Limited Cooking and Storage Models
4.21 Deleted (8/09)
4.30 Food Instrument Issuance: Overview & Timeframe
4.31 Late Food Instrument Issuance
4.32 Deleted (4/07)
4.33 Catch-Up Food Instrument Issuance
4.34 Special Draft Issuance Considerations
4.35 Issuance Intervals
4.36 Mailing Food Instruments and WIC Identification
4.37 Reissued and Additional Food Instruments
4.40 Proxies
4.41 Lost and Stolen Food Instruments
4.42 Deleted (8/06)
4.43 Returned Formula
4.44 Returned Food
4.45 WIC Benefits During a Disaster
4.50 WIC ID (Identification) and WIC Folder
5.1 Background and Goals
5.2 Programs/Services Available to WIC Participants
5.3 Participant Use of Services at Certifications
5.4 Health Services
5.5 Nutrition Services
5.6 Other Local Initiatives/Collaboratives
5.7 Information and Referrals
5.8 Sources of Information on Other Programs/Services
5.9 State and Local WIC Memoranda of Understanding
6.1 Caseload Assignments
6.2 Caseload Review and Management
6.5 Waiting Lists
6.6 Outreach
7.1 Vendor Authorization Process: Application
7.2 Vendor Authorization Process: Site Visit
7.3 Vendor Authorization Process: Ineligibility Determinations
7.4 Vendor Authorization Process: Acceptable Vendors
7.5 Vendor Training
7.6 Vendor Reauthorization
7.7 Change of Ownership, Stores Out of Business, Temporary Store Closings, Change in Location or Other Status
7.8 Stock Price Surveys
7.9 Draft Redemption
7.10 Vendor Monitoring
8.1 Overview of Participant Fraud and Abuse
8.2 Dual Participation; 1-Year Disqualifications
8.3 Six, Three and One-Month Disqualifications
8.4 Repayment of WIC Benefits
8.5 Deleted (3/08)
8.6 Deleted (3/08)
10.1 WIC Project Grant Agreements
10.2 Subcontracts
10.3 Financial Management Requirements
10.11 Selection of Local Agencies
10.12 Evaluation of Local Agencies
10.13 Technical Assistance and Follow-up
10.14 Clinic Environment
10.21 Nutrition Staff
10.23 Breastfeeding/Peer Counseling Coordinator
10.24 Recruiting Qualified Nutrition Staff
10.25 Project Director
10.31 State WIC Program Staff Areas of Responsibility
10.32 WIC Program Advisory Committee
10.41 Confidentiality
10.42 Records Retention
10.43 Miscellaneous Policies and Procedures
10.44 CLIA and OSHA Requirements Pertaining to Blood Tests
10.45 Child Abuse and Neglect
10.51 Civil Rights: Non-discrimination
Support Document
Sample Waiver
10.52 Fair Hearings
Fair Hearing Procedure for WIC Participants
10.53 Appeal of State Office Decisions
10.61 Continuation of WIC Program Services
11.1 Expenditure of Program Funds
11.2 Budget Planning
11.3 Budget Tracking
11.4 Equipment Management
11.5 Financial Expenditure Reports
11.6 WIC Equipment Purchase and Security
11.7 Appropriate Use of WIC Computers
11.8 Access to ROSIE
11.9 Real Property Purchase and Renovation
11.10 Internet Access for Local Projects
11.11 Security of WIC Data
ROSIE User Security and Confidentiality Agreement
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Last Revised: March 19, 2013
