1. A. The State Department of Health is authorized to enter into contracts with third party administrators to establish a system for processing claims for payment pursuant to the United States Department of Agriculture Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program.
2. B. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules and develop procedures necessary for implementation and administration of the system. The State Department of Health shall implement the system by January 1, 1993.
3. C. The State Board of Health is authorized to develop procedures that allow for the payment of gross vouchers received by a third party administrator adjusted by returned items or any other disallowances.
4. D. The State Department of Health is authorized to transfer funds from any revolving or federal funds available to their WIC Disbursing Fund as needed for the purpose of providing cash flow until federal funds are received. Any such funds transferred into the WIC Disbursing Fund shall be transferred back to the original fund source before the end of the fiscal year in which the transfer was made.

Added by Laws 1992, SB 1010, c. 32, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1830, c. 269, § 8, eff. September 1, 1993.