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WIC Miscellaneous Vendor-Related Provisions - Final Rule
This final rule amends the regulations governing the WIC Program to
clarify issues that have arisen subsequent to the publication of the WIC
Food Delivery Systems Final Rule on December 29, 2000, and to strengthen
further the requirements for State vendor management and infant formula
cost-containment systems. This rule contains provisions that would
prohibit a State agency from requiring an infant formula manufacturer to
provide free infant formula or other items in its infant formula rebate
bid solicitation and contract; require that a State agency provide an
abbreviated administrative review when a vendor receives a WIC civil
money penalty (CMP) as a result of a Food Stamp Program (FSP)
disqualification; and expand the types of vendor information that a
State agency may release for general program purposes. Technical changes
were also made to 7 CFR 246.16a due to revisions made to the WIC Food
Packages, published in the Federal Register December 6, 2007. This rule
updates regulatory citations contained in 7 CFR 246.16a that refer to 7
CFR 246.10.
Effective Date: This rule is effective June 23, 2008.
Implementation Date: State agencies must implement the provisions of
this rule no later than October 23, 2008.
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