North Carolina WIC Program Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO WIC Section 1. Overview of WIC .....................................................................................................1 Section 2. No Smoking Policy In Local Agency Facilities ......................................................5 Section 3. Program Policies And Procedures ...........................................................................7 Section 4. Staff Conflict Of Interest .........................................................................................9 Section 5: Program Materials Available From The Nutrition Services Branch .....................11 Chapter 2: STATE AGENCY ORGANIZATION Section 1. Nutrition Services Branch Overview .......................................................................1 Section 2. State Agency WIC Program Staff ............................................................................3 Chapter 3: LOCAL AGENCY AGREEMENTS/CONTRACTS Section 1. Annual Process ........................................................................................................1 Section 2. Sub-Contracts...........................................................................................................3 Chapter 4: CIVIL RIGHTS Section 1. Nondiscrimination Policy ........................................................................................1 Section 2. Public Notification ...................................................................................................3 Section 3. Complaints Of Discrimination .................................................................................5 Section 4. Ethnicity And Race Data Collection ........................................................................7 Section 5. Staff Training ...........................................................................................................9 Chapter 5: NUTRITION EDUCATION Section 1. Required Nutrition Education Topics ......................................................................1 Section 2. Frequency Of Nutrition Education ..........................................................................3 Section 3. Providing Nutrition Education .................................................................................5 Section 4. Documentation Of Nutrition Education ...................................................................9 Section 5. Nutrition Education Resources ..............................................................................11 Chapter 6: CERTIFICATION/PARTICIPATION (comprised of six sub-chapters) Chapter 6A: APPLICATION PROCESS Section 1. Eligibility Criteria ...................................................................................................1 Section 2. Application Process ................................................................................................3 Section 3. Physical Presence .....................................................................................................5 Section 4. Proof Of Identity ......................................................................................................7 Section 5. Proof Of Residency ..................................................................................................9 Section 6. Representatives For Infants/Children At Certification ..........................................13 Section 7. National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) ............................................................15 Section 8. Certification Periods ..............................................................................................17 NC WIC Interim Program Manual Table of Contents May 2014 Chapter 6B: INCOME ELIGIBILITY Section 1. Determining Income Eligibility ..............................................................................1 Section 2. Determining Adjunctive Income Eligibility ...........................................................3 Section 3. Determining Gross Income By Family Size (Economic Unit) ................................7 Section 4. Military Families – Economic Unit And Income………………………… ..........13 Section 5. Proof Of Income ...................................................................................................17 Section 6. Changes In Income During A Certification Period ...............................................19 Chapter 6C: NUTRITION ASSESSMENT Section 1. Nutrition Assessment And Care Plan ......................................................................1 Section 2. Anthropometric Data Collection ..............................................................................5 Section 3. Bloodwork Requirements ........................................................................................9 Section 4. Staff Who May Determine Nutritional Eligibility For WIC ..................................13 Section 5. Temporary Eligibility For Pregnant Women .........................................................15 Section 6. Immunization Screening And Referral ..................................................................17 Section 7. WIC’s Role In Lead Testing And Referral ............................................................19 Chapter 6D: PARTICIPANT NOTIFICATIONS Section 1. Participant Rights And Responsibilities .................................................................1 Section 2. Participant Notices ...................................................................................................3 Chapter 6E: CERTIFICATION IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS Section 1. Transfer of Certification .........................................................................................1 Section 2. Residents Of Institutions And Homeless Facilities .................................................5 Section 3. Certifications Occurring Outside The Local Agency ..............................................7 Section 4. Waiting Lists ............................................................................................................9 Chapter 6F: PROGRAM ABUSE BY PARTICIPANTS Section 1. Participant Violations And Sanctions .....................................................................1 Section 2. Dual Participation ....................................................................................................5 Section 3. Recovering Funds ....................................................................................................7 Chapter 7: FOOD PACKAGE Section 1. Maximum Monthly Quantities Of Food Packages ..................................................1 Section 2. WIC Supplemental Foods ........................................................................................5 Section 3. WIC Formulas ........................................................................................................11 Section 4. Prescribing Food Packages ....................................................................................15 Section 5. Medical Documentation Requirements .................................................................19 Section 6. Ordering Formula And Other Products From the Nutrition Services Branch ......25 Section 7. Inventory And Issuance Of Formula And Other Products ...................................27 Section 8. Inventory and Issuance of Metabolic Products…………………………………..29 Chapter 8: FOOD BENEFIT ISSUANCE NC WIC Interim Program Manual Table of Contents May 2014 Section 1. Section 2. Section 3. Section 4. Section 5. Section 6. Section 7. Section 8. Section 9. Food Instruments And Cash-value Vouchers ..........................................................1 Initial Food Benefit Issuance ...................................................................................5 Subsequent Food Benefit Issuance ..........................................................................9 Food Benefit Issuance To A Proxy .......................................................................11 Food Benefit Issuance In Special Situations..........................................................13 Mailing Food Benefits ...........................................................................................15 Replacing Food Benefits ........................................................................................19 Invalidating Food Benefits.....................................................................................23 Storage, Security and Accountability ...................................................................25 Chapter 9: BREASTFEEDING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Section 1. Breastfeeding Promotion And Support ....................................................................1 Section 2. Staff Training ...........................................................................................................3 Section 3. Breastfeeding Coordinator .......................................................................................5 Section 4. Breast Pumps, Collection Kits & Breastfeeding Aids .............................................7 Section 5. Inventory, Issuance, And Maintenance Of Breastfeeding Supplies .....................11 Section 6. Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Programs .............................................................. 17 Chapter 10: OUTREACH Section 1. Purpose Of Outreach ................................................................................................1 Section 2. Targeting Priority Groups I & II ..............................................................................3 Section 3. Annual Media Release .............................................................................................5 Section 4 Eliminating Barriers To Participation .....................................................................7 Section 5. Program Referrals ....................................................................................................9 Section 6 Documentation of Outreach Activities ..................................................................11 Chapter 11: VENDOR MANAGEMENT Section 1. Authorizing WIC Vendors ...................................................................................... 1 Section 2. Maintaining Vendor Status ......................................................................................9 Section 3. Store Changes ........................................................................................................13 Section 4. Transacting WIC Food Instruments And Cash-value Vouchers ...........................15 Section 5. Replacing Food Instruments And Cash-value vouchers ........................................19 Section 6. Replacing/Returning Vendor Stamps ....................................................................23 Section 7. Vendor Routine Monitoring...................................................................................25 Section 8. Vendor Sanction System ........................................................................................27 Section 9. Appeals ..................................................................................................................29 NC WIC Interim Program Manual Table of Contents May 2014 Chapter 12: FISCAL MANAGEMENT Section 1. Program Budget .......................................................................................................1 Section 2. Personnel Costs ........................................................................................................5 Section 3. Non-Personnel And Shared Program Costs .............................................................7 Section 4. Program Incentive Items ..........................................................................................9 Section 5. Equipment ..............................................................................................................13 Section 6. Purchase, Rental, And Renovation Of Property ....................................................17 Section 7. Foreign Language Translators And Interpreters For The Hard Of Hearing ..........21 Section 8. Audits and Legal Expenses ....................................................................................23 Chapter 13: RETENTION Section 1. Records Retention And Disposition Schedule .........................................................1 Chapter 14: ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS Section 1. Participant Fair Hearings .........................................................................................1 Section 2. Contested Case Hearings .........................................................................................7 Chapter 15: MONITORING/AUDITING Section 1. State Agency Monitoring of Local Agencies ..........................................................1 Section 2. Local Agency Self-Assessment ...............................................................................3 Section 3. Audits .......................................................................................................................5 Chapter 16: CONFIDENTIALITY Section 1. Confidentiality Of Applicant And Participant Information .....................................1 Section 2. Confidentiality Of Vendor Information ...................................................................5 Section 3. Subpoenas And Search Warrants .............................................................................7 NC WIC Interim Program Manual Table of Contents May 2014
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