Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R406 - Family Health WIC Services
Rule R406-100 - Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
Section R406-100-4 - Requirements

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 406-100-4

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) Applicants shall meet the following criteria to be eligible to participate in the program and receive supplemental foods:

(a) category and age, those eligible include;
(i) pregnant women during their pregnancy and up to six weeks postpartum;

(ii) breastfeeding women up to 12 months past delivery;

(iii) postpartum women up to six months past delivery; and

(iv) infants and children up to five years of age;

(b) residence, applicants must be residents of areas or members of populations served by the local agency and within the jurisdiction of the state;

(c) income, applicants must be a member of a family or household which has a gross income at or below 185% of the federal poverty guideline, or, is determined to be adjunctively eligible through participation in the Medicaid Program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; and

(d) nutritional risk, applicants must be certified to have a nutritional need through a medical or nutritional assessment by a competent professional authority on staff at the WIC clinic.

(2) Participants shall be certified annually to determine their eligibility for the program. Pregnant women shall be certified for the length of their pregnancy. The length of certification periods for participants is determined by USDA regulations as listed in 7 CFR 246.7(g).

(3) Upon certification onto the program, participant families shall be issued an electronic benefit card to use for obtaining prescribed supplemental foods at authorized grocery retailers.

(4)

(a) The Utah WIC Program shall authorize only local public health departments within the state as WIC local agencies.

(b) Should a local health department no longer be able, willing or authorized by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services to operate the WIC program within their jurisdiction, bordering local health departments shall be given first priority to serve WIC participants in that area.

(c) Should any area within the state not be served by an authorized local health department, the Utah WIC Program, in collaboration with the executive director of the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, shall consider other public or private health agencies for authorization as a WIC local agency.

(3)

(a) Grocery retailers who wish to become authorized as a WIC vendor shall complete a vendor application and submit required documentation.

(b) Program staff shall review the application and consider the limiting and selection criteria as described in the Utah WIC State Plan to determine if the applicant vendor is needed and qualified to become an authorized vendor.

(c) Upon approval of the application and successful completion of a site visit and initial authorization training by WIC staff, vendors shall enter into an agreement with the State WIC Office to be authorized to accept WIC transactions.

(d) Authorized vendors must agree to and remain in compliance with the WIC vendor agreement.

(e) WIC purchases and subsequent payments to the vendor shall be processed using electronic benefits transfer (EBT). The retailer shall submit a daily claim file to the State WIC Office's contracted EBT host processor bank. Any claim files not submitted within 60 days of the purchase date are ineligible to receive payment.

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Utah may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.