New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 31 - HEALTH NUTRITION PROGRAMS
Part 2 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN INFANTS AND CHILDREN VENDOR REQUIREMENTS
Section 7.31.2.13 - CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
To be authorized as a vendor, a full service retail grocery store or pharmacy shall, at a minimum, meet the following criteria at the time of application:
A. FAVORABLE HISTORY OF COMPLIANCE: If the vendor has had prior involvement with WIC or any other Food and Consumer Service Programs of the USDA, it must have demonstrated an acceptable history of compliance with these programs. A history of suspension, termination or noncompliance with these programs, or a history of doing business with these programs without authorization, may constitute grounds for denial of the application for a period of up to three years from the date of notice of denial;
B. The applicant must be authorized to participate in the USDA Food Stamp Program;
C. The applicant location must be open, operating and accepting cash sales;
D. The applicant must be a full service grocery or pharmacy and must meet minimum requirements for stocking a variety of WIC authorized foods and/or infant formulas;
E. The applicant must be in compliance with all applicable health, safety and sanitation codes;
F. All WIC authorized foods and/or infant formulas stocked by the applicant must be fresh, with no out-of-date foods or infant formulas available for sale to the public;
G. The applicant must charge a price for a standardized combination of foods and/or infant formulas which is less than or competitive with the average price charged for those foods or infant formulas by authorized vendors doing a similar dollar volume of business; and
H. The applicant must demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of WIC program requirements, and be found satisfactory to the State WIC Office following a pre-authorization site visit or other review.
