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Oregon Department of Human Services
Oregon WIC Policies and Procedures
WIC Policy Updates Sec 500: Local Operations Sec 1100: Farm Direct
Table of Contents Sec 600: Certification
Sec 100: Introduction Sec 700: Nutrition Services
Sec 200: State Operations Sec 800: Nutrition Education
Sec 300: Fiscal Services Sec 900: Data Systems
Sec 400: Local Operations Sec 1000: Vendor
WIC Policy Updates
The files below can be printed and used to update hard copies of the WIC Policy and Procedure Manual.  The first page of each update explains the changes to the affected policies.
 
WIC Policy Update 2008-02: July 21, 2008  (90 pages, 3.7MB)
WIC Policy Update 2008-01: May 9, 2008 (96 pages, PDF 3.2MB)
WIC Policy Update 2007-04: December 1, 2007  (229 pages, PDF 4.2 MB)
 

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Sec 100: Introduction
100  Organization:  How to Use the WIC Manual
140  Organization:  Purpose and Chart
145  State Office:  Address and Staff
150  Local Program Addresses and State Map
155  Flow Chart of Food Instruments
Sec 200: State Operations
200  State Operations Overview
210  Selection of Local Programs
215  Local Program Monitoring and Review
225  State Outreach
230  Civil Rights
Sec 300: Fiscal Services
300  Fiscal Overview
305  Funding Formula
310  Annual Plan/Grant Award Process for Local Programs
315  Fiscal Reporting Requirements
316  Quarterly Breakout of Staff Time
320  Fiscal Review of Local Programs
325  Caseload Management
330  Penalty for Underspending Food Budget
Sec 400: Local Operations
400  Local Program Overview:  Responsibilities and Communications
410  Administrative Appeals for Local Programs
420  Approval Process for Local Program Policies and Procedures
425  Ordering State Produced Materials
426  Record Retention Period
435  Staffing Recommendations
440  Staff Training Requirements
450  Confidentiality
451  Change in Guardianship
452  Civil Rights
458  Fair Hearings:  For Participant
460  Program Incentive Items
470  Local Program Outreach
475  Waiting List
480  Voter Registration - National Voter Registration Act
481  Immunization Screening and Referral Protocol
485  WIC ID Number and ID Card
 

Sec 500: Local Operations
500  Ordering and Securing FI Stock and MICR Toner
505  Food Instrument Issuance and Printing
506  Exceptions for Mailing Food Instruments
530  Food Instrument Register and FI Stub
540  Proxy System
560  Program Integrity: Replacing Food Instruments
570  Formula Exchange
587  Program Integrity: Dual Participation
588  Program Integrity: Complaints
590  Program Integrity: Participant Violations
595  Program Integrity: Separation of Duties
596  Program Integrity: Acknowledgment of Employee Responsibilities
Sec 600: Certification
600  Certification Introduction and Overview
601  Physical Presence at Certification
605  Processing Standards
606  TWIST Minimum Scheduler Usage
610  Proof of Identity and Residency
611  Certification and Issuing FIs to Relatives and Friends
614  Income Eligibility: Introduction and Overview
615  Income Eligibility: Adjunct or Automatic Income Eligibility
616  Income Eligibility: Verification, Proof and Documentation of Income
617  Income Eligibility: Determination of Income Eligiblity
618  Income Eligibility: Change In Income
625  Risk Assessment
626  Hemoglobin and Hematocrit Screening inWIC
635  Participant Notification:  Eligibility, Rights and Responsibilities
636  Participant Notification:  Ineligibility and Termination from WIC
640  Documentation Requirements for Certification in TWIST
641  Documentation Requirements for Certification in the Absence of TWIST
645  Certification Periods
646  Mid-Certification Health Assessment
652  WIC Transfer Card and WIC Overseas Program
653  Participant Transfers Into and Out of State
654  Participant Transfers Within State
655  Homeless Applicants
657  Migrant Workers:  Definition
660  Competent Professional Authority:  Requirements
661  Competent Professional Authority:  Appropriate Counseling for Risk Levels
670  Overview of Risk Criteria and Priorities
675  Risk Criteria:  Codes and Descriptions
Sec 700: Nutrition Services
705  Breastfeeding:  Introduction and Overview
707  Breastfeeding:  Definition
710  Breastfeeding:  Promotion and Support Standards
711  Breastfeeding:  Benefits and Contraindications
712  Breastfeeding:  Breast Pump Distribution and Recovery Guidelines
713  Breastfeeding:  Use of Supplemental Formula
715  Breastfeeding: Procedures for Ordering Breast Pumps
716  Breastfeeding Peer Counseling:  State and Local Program Responsibilities
717  Breastfeeding Peer Counseling:  Personnel Guidelines
718  Breastfeeding Peer Counseling:  Job Parameters, Protocol and Scope of Practice
719  Breastfeeding Peer Counseling:  Training
720  General Information on Formula Use
730  Bid Formula:  Use and Description
735   Handling Returned Formula
745  Human Milk Fortifier
750  Infant Food Packages:  Juice and Cereal
751  Tailoring Food Packages
760  Medical Formulas
761  Medical Formulas:  24-calorie Premature Infant Formula
762  Medical Formulas:  24-calorie Standard Infant Formula
764  Medical Formulas:  Low Iron Formula
770  Allowable Foods
775  Food Packages for Children
780  Enhanced Food Package for Exclusively Breastfeeding Women
783  Food Packages for Pregnant and Partially Breastfeeding Women
786   Food Packages for Non-Breastfeeding Postpartum Women
790  Special Food Packages for Women and Children
795  Food Packages for Homeless and Migrant Participants
 
 

Sec 800: Nutrition Education
800  Nutrition Education:  Introduction and Overview
810  Nutrition Education:  Making Education Available
820  Nutrition Education:  Participant Contacts
821  Nutrition Education:  Telephone Contacts for High Risk Clients with the RD
830  Nutrition Education:  Documentation
835  Nutrition Education:  Attendance or Refusal
840  Nutrition Education Materials:  Evaluation Criteria
850  Nutrition Education Plan
860  Nutrition Education:  Monitoring
880  Referrals:  Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Use
885  Other Referrals: Required and Recommended
 

Sec 900: Data Systems
900  Data Systems: Introduction
901  Data System Security
903  Unlocking Downloaded Satellite Clinics
935  WIC Approved Food Tables
945  Computer Generated Transactions
965  Food Over-Issuance Identification and Follow-Up
970  Unmatched Redemption Follow-Up
Sec 1000: Vendor
1000  Overview of Vendor Management

Sec 1100: Farm Direct
1100  Farm Direct Nutrition Program: Local Program Responsibilities
 
Page updated: July 21, 2008

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