Section 123280 Of Article 2. Women, Infants, And Children’s Nutrition From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 106. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
123280
. (a) The department may conduct a statewide program for
providing nutritional food supplements to low-income pregnant women,
low-income postpartum and lactating women, and low-income infants and
children under five years of age, who have been determined to be at
nutritional risk by a health professional, based on criteria
established by the department. Any program established pursuant to
this section shall do all of the following:
(1) Comply with all the requirements of this article.
(2) Be conducted only if a special project is authorized by
inclusion in the Budget Act or notification is provided to the
Legislature pursuant to Section 28 of the Budget Act, and federal
funds are appropriated therefor.
(3) Be known as the California Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC Program).
(b) The department shall administer this article and shall adopt
minimum standards and regulations as necessary.
(c) In order to be in conformity with federal law and to remain in
compliance with federal funding, the department shall adopt all
mandatory requirements and guidelines set forth in federal law and
federal regulation for the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for the WIC program, including, but not limited to, the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966, and the amendments thereto (Chapter 13A
(commencing with Section 1786) of Title 42 of the United States
Code), Part 246 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and
federal memoranda and guidance letters clarifying and interpreting
those laws and regulations as the requirements for the WIC Program.
In adopting the federal mandatory requirements and guidelines, the
department shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with
Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
Code. The department may adopt these requirements and guidelines by
bulletin or similar instruction.