- A. The certification process begins when an applicant contacts the local agency to make an oral or written request for WIC benefits.
- B. A local agency may choose to serve participants who live outside of their local agency geographic area, but within the state, in cases of hardship.
- C. Breastfeeding women shall be certified up to the last day of the month in which her infant turns one year old or until the woman ceases breastfeeding, whichever occurs first.
- D. Infants shall be certified up to their first birthday.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-12 of the Code of Virginia; 7 CFR Part 246.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 19, eff. May 26, 2008.