New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 3200 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (WIC)
Part He-P 3206 - VENDOR MONITORING
Section He-P 3206.01 - Types of Vendor Monitoring

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 3206.01

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) Food benefits presented for payment shall be audited for the following:

(1) Food benefit costs in relation to the vendor's reported food prices;

(2) Foods received by an eWIC cardholder;

(3) Adherence to state and federal regulations and rules; and

(4) Other such factors as determined by individual circumstances including risk factors as described in (d) below.

(b) Department staff shall annually monitor a representative selection of authorized vendors to survey WIC operations and to take corrective action as needed in accordance with 7 CFR 246.12(j) .

(c) Vendors who meet one or more of the risk factors identified in (d) below shall be reviewed for continued authorization or sanctioned in accordance with He-P 3207.03.

(d) Risk factors shall include one or more of the following:

(1) Recurring written or verbal complaints by participant(s) or local agency representatives;

(2) Specific written or verbal complaints of category II violations as specified in He-P 3207.03(d) or category III violations as specified in He-P 3207.03(f) or violations listed under He-P 3207.03(h) ;

(3) Food costs that are inconsistent with or above the vendor's most recently transacted prices and peer group;

(4) Vendors whose annual revenue from sales of WIC-approved food meets the "above 50 percent" threshold, as defined in He-P 3201.01(a) ;

(5) Changes in patterns of program participation including volume or costs of food benefits redeemed and participant usage;

(6) Designation as a high risk vendor by the US Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service; and

(7) Recurring incidence of non-compliance with program rules and federal regulations.

#4518, eff 10-28-88; EXPIRED 10-28-94

New. #6226, eff 4-24-96; ss by #7489, eff 5-11-01; ss by #7774, eff 10-8-02; ss by #8580, eff 3-11-06; ss by #9556, eff 10-1-09

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