WIC Program Policy Memos - by date of issuance
2013 2013-3 Income Eligibility Guidance 04/26/13 2013-2 Publication of New Income Eligibility Guidelines 04/04/13 2013-1 Offsetting Federal Claims against WIC State Agencies 02/07/13 2012 2012-4 Publication of New WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines 03/30/12 2012-3 Vendors Offering Incentive Items to WIC Participants 03/27/12 2012-2 Nondiscrimination Statement for WIC Materials 02/14/12 2012-1 Offering to Sell WIC Foods, Benefits and/or EBT Cards Publicly or Online 02/10/12 2011 2011-7 Conversion Factors for WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (IEGs) 06/08/11 2011-6 Authority to exceed the maximum amount of liquid infant formula 06/01/11 2011-5 WIC Nutrition Risk Criteria 05/20/11 2011-4* Publication of New WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines 03/24/11 2011-3 Implementation of WIC-Related Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Provisions of P.L. 111-296 03/22/11 2011-2* Implementation of the Nondiscretionary Non-Electronic Benefits Transfer-Related Provisions of P.L. 111-296 03/11/11 2011-1* Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization 2010: Section 361, Full Use of Federal Funds Q and A Follow-up to Policy Memo 2011-1 Q and A Follow-up to Policy Memo 2011 - Part II 02/18/11 03/30/11 05/12/11 2010 2010-9* Update on Publication of Poverty Guidelines and Income Eligibility Guidelines 08/03/10 2010-8* Update on the Continuing Delay of the Publication of DHHS Poverty Guidelines 06/22/10 2010-7 Nondiscrimination Statement for WIC Materials - Superseded by Policy Memo 2012-2 2010-6* Income of 2010 Census Workers 03/17/10 2010-5 Payments to Certain Filipino World War II Veterans - Exclusion from Income and Resources 03/10/10 2010-4 Haitian Refugees in the WIC Program 03/03/10 2010-3 Transition Participation Reporting 12/09/09 2010-2 Exclusion of Combat Pay from WIC Income Eligibility Determination 11/02/09 2010-1* Implementation of P.L. 111-80: Fruit and Vegetable Cash Value Voucher Increase for Women 10/22/09 2009 2009-3 State Agency Furloughs and Shutdowns 09/18/09 2009-2* Publication of New Income Eligibility Guidelines Attachment - Federal Register chart Attachment - Large Families 03/11/09 2009-1 Clarification on the Use of the WIC Acronym and Logo 12/31/08 2008 2008-4 WIC Nutrition Services Documentation 07/03/08 2008-3* Publication of New Income Eligibility Guidelines Attachment - Federal Register Notice Attachment - Large Families 04/08/08 2008-2* Rebates from the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 03/31/08 2007-2 State Agency Model (SAM) Systems Transfer Requirements (Clarification of Policy Memo 2007-2) 02/05/08 2008-1 WIC Program Explanation for Participants 01/15/08 2007 2007-5 WIC Program Response to a Human Pandemic 06/25/07 2007-4 WIC Advanced Planning Document (APD) Policy Changes 03/22/07 2007-3* Publication of New WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines Attachment - Federal Register Notice 03/14/07 State Agency Model (SAM) Systems Transfer Requirements (Clarification of Policy Memo 2007-2) 02/05/08 2007-2 State Agency Model (SAM) Systems Transfers 02/07/07 2007-1 Certification and Monthly Food Benefits Issuance Cycles and Reporting Monthly Participation on the FNS-798 01/03/07 2006 2006-7* Publication of New WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines 03/16/06 2006-6 Vendor Cost Containment Interim Rule Clarification 03/15/06 2006-5 Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment (VENA) - WIC Nutrition Assessment Policy 03/15/06 2006-4 Vendor Cost Containment Interim Rule 01/11/06 2006-3 Nondiscrimination Statement for WIC Materials - Superseded by Policy Memo 2012-2 2006-2 Prohibition Against Authorization of Certain Vendors 11/25/05 2006-1 Treatment of National Flood Insurance Program Payments in WIC Income Eligibility Determinations - superseded by Federal Regulations 11/04/05 2005 * Guidance for WIC Policy Memo 2004-4, Implementation of the Infant Formula Cost Containment Provisions of P.L. 108-265 (with attachment) 08/01/05 2005-4* Publication of New WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines Attachment - Federal Register Notice (includes chart for family size 1-8) Attachment - Chart for Calculating Income Eligibility for Large Family Size 03/17/05 2005-3 Price Adjustments, Collections, Fines, and Program Income 01/13/05 2005-2 Prohibition Against Authorization of Certain Vendors - Superseded by Policy Memo 2006-2 12/14/04 2005-1A* Addendum Implementation of Certain WIC Vendor Provisions of P.L. 108-265 04/20/05 2005-1* Implementation of Certain WIC Vendor Provisions of P.L. 108-265 12/06/04 2004 2004-5* Implementation of the Certification and General Administration Provisions of P.L. 108-265 08/05/04 2004-4* Implementation of the Infant Formula Cost Containment Provisions of P.L. 108-265 Guidance for WIC Policy Memo 2004-4, Implementation of the Infant Formula Cost Containment Provisions of P.L. 108-265 (with attachment) 07/30/04 08/01/05 2002-6Revision 1 Revision 1 WIC Racial/Ethnic Data Collection 04/07/04 2004-3* Implementation of the Funding Provisions of P.L. 108-265 07/22/04 2004-2 Treatment of Medicare Prescription Drug Card and Related Transitional Assistance in WIC Income Eligibility Determinations 06/29/04 2004-1* Publication of New WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines Attachment - Federal Register Notice Attachment - Chart for family size 1-8 Attachment - Chart for Calculating Income Eligibility for Large Family Size 03/30/04
Conversion Factors for WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (IEGs)
Authority to exceed the maximum amount of liquid infant formula
WIC Nutrition Risk Criteria
Publication of New WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines
Implementation of the Nondiscretionary Non-Electronic Benefits Transfer-Related Provisions of P.L. 111-296
Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization 2010: Section 361, Full Use of Federal Funds
Q and A Follow-up to Policy Memo 2011-1 Q and A Follow-up to Policy Memo 2011 - Part II
03/30/11 05/12/11
2010
Update on Publication of Poverty Guidelines and Income Eligibility Guidelines
Update on the Continuing Delay of the Publication of DHHS Poverty Guidelines
Nondiscrimination Statement for WIC Materials - Superseded by Policy Memo 2012-2
Income of 2010 Census Workers
Payments to Certain Filipino World War II Veterans - Exclusion from Income and Resources
2010-4
Haitian Refugees in the WIC Program
2010-3
Transition Participation Reporting
2010-2
Exclusion of Combat Pay from WIC Income Eligibility Determination
Implementation of P.L. 111-80: Fruit and Vegetable Cash Value Voucher Increase for Women
2009
State Agency Furloughs and Shutdowns
2009-2*
Publication of New Income Eligibility Guidelines Attachment - Federal Register chart Attachment - Large Families
2009-1
Clarification on the Use of the WIC Acronym and Logo
12/31/08
2008
2008-4
WIC Nutrition Services Documentation
07/03/08
2008-3*
Publication of New Income Eligibility Guidelines Attachment - Federal Register Notice Attachment - Large Families
04/08/08
2008-2*
Rebates from the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
03/31/08
2007-2
State Agency Model (SAM) Systems Transfer Requirements (Clarification of Policy Memo 2007-2)
02/05/08
2008-1
WIC Program Explanation for Participants
01/15/08
2007
2007-5
WIC Program Response to a Human Pandemic
06/25/07
2007-4
WIC Advanced Planning Document (APD) Policy Changes
03/22/07
2007-3*
Publication of New WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines Attachment - Federal Register Notice
03/14/07
State Agency Model (SAM) Systems Transfers
02/07/07
2007-1
Certification and Monthly Food Benefits Issuance Cycles and Reporting Monthly Participation on the FNS-798
01/03/07
2006
2006-7*
03/16/06
2006-6
Vendor Cost Containment Interim Rule Clarification
03/15/06
2006-5
Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment (VENA) - WIC Nutrition Assessment Policy
2006-4
Vendor Cost Containment Interim Rule
01/11/06
2006-3
2006-2
Prohibition Against Authorization of Certain Vendors
11/25/05
2006-1
Treatment of National Flood Insurance Program Payments in WIC Income Eligibility Determinations - superseded by Federal Regulations
11/04/05
2005
Guidance for WIC Policy Memo 2004-4, Implementation of the Infant Formula Cost Containment Provisions of P.L. 108-265 (with attachment)
08/01/05
2005-4*
Publication of New WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines Attachment - Federal Register Notice (includes chart for family size 1-8) Attachment - Chart for Calculating Income Eligibility for Large Family Size
03/17/05
2005-3
Price Adjustments, Collections, Fines, and Program Income
01/13/05
2005-2
Prohibition Against Authorization of Certain Vendors - Superseded by Policy Memo 2006-2
12/14/04
2005-1A*
Addendum Implementation of Certain WIC Vendor Provisions of P.L. 108-265
04/20/05
2005-1*
Implementation of Certain WIC Vendor Provisions of P.L. 108-265
12/06/04
2004
2004-5*
Implementation of the Certification and General Administration Provisions of P.L. 108-265
08/05/04
2004-4*
Implementation of the Infant Formula Cost Containment Provisions of P.L. 108-265
07/30/04
2002-6Revision 1
Revision 1 WIC Racial/Ethnic Data Collection
04/07/04
2004-3*
Implementation of the Funding Provisions of P.L. 108-265
07/22/04
2004-2
Treatment of Medicare Prescription Drug Card and Related Transitional Assistance in WIC Income Eligibility Determinations
06/29/04
2004-1*
Publication of New WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines Attachment - Federal Register Notice Attachment - Chart for family size 1-8 Attachment - Chart for Calculating Income Eligibility for Large Family Size
03/30/04
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