An Alabama Department of Public Health – Division of WIC publication for vendors on using Electronic Benefit Transfers (EBT) for selling WIC approved foods in Alabama.
In 1991 and 1998, FNS conducted national studies of WIC vendors to determine the extent of vendor violation of WIC Program rules. After the 1998 study, FNS issued regulations to correct vendor practices. The 2005 study replicated the 1998 study and had the following goals: (1) to determine whether the regulations were effective and (2) to measure the frequency of vendor violations and the degree to which vendors charged accurate prices for WIC transactions. It also provided data on payment error, as required by the Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) of 2002 (P.L. 107-300).
To determine what effect WIC-only vendors ; growth would have on program expenditures, in the absence of recent cost-containment legislation, Congress asked Government Accountability Office the following questions: (1) What is known about WIC-only vendors ; growth and their share of the WIC market in recent years? (2) To what extent do WIC-only and regular WIC vendors differ? (3) What would WIC-only vendors ; contribution to WIC Program expenditures have been if their market share had increased? Government Accountability Office analyzed national WIC vendor data; interviewed WIC state officials about vendors ; business practices; and analyzed redemption data from California, Texas, and Florida.
This report presented a re-analysis of the data from the 1991 and 1998 WIC Vendor Management Practices studies, which allowed comparisons of the findings. From operational and management perspectives, it was important for FNS to know whether there had been any changes in vendor management practices from 1991 to 1998.
A Wyoming Department of Health-WIC Program publication that outlines policies and procedures for selling WIC approved foods to participants in Wyoming.
A West Virginia Bureau of Public Health WIC publication that outlines policies and procedures for selling WIC approved foods to participants in West Virginia.
A Wisconsin WIC Program publication that outlines policies and procedures for selling WIC approved foods to participants in Wisconsin.
A Vermont Department of Health-State WIC publication that outlines policies and procedures for selling WIC approved foods to participants in Vermont.
A Virginia Department of Health WIC publication that outlines policies and procedures for selling WIC approved foods to participants in Virginia.
A Utah State Department of Health – Division of Family Health & Preparedness WIC publication that outlines policies and procedures for selling WIC approved foods to participants in Utah.
