There are three primary types of vendor compliance activities:
- (1) On-site agreement monitoring is an overt compliance inspection conducted by department staff to confirm a vendor's compliance with state vendor agreement requirements, and state and federal WIC regulations.
- (2) A compliance buy is a covert shopping experience conducted by department staff at WIC-authorized vendors. The compliance buy activity is used to test vendor staff's knowledge of compliance rules.
- (3) An inventory audit is an examination of food invoices or other proof of purchase to determine whether a vendor has purchased sufficient quantities of authorized food to support the vendor's claim(s) for reimbursement for such foods from the department during a specific point in time.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.120. WSR 25-15-019, s 246-790-095, filed 7/7/25, effective 8/7/25; WSR 18-23-080, § 246-790-095, filed 11/19/18, effective 12/20/18.]