Colorado WIC Policies & Procedures

• Retail Coordination - Issues and Complaints About Retailers.
• Retail Coordination - State Office and LA Roles & Resp.
• Retail Coordination - Vendor Authorization & Management.
• Retailer Authorization - A- Agreement and Handbook.
• Retailer Authorization - B- Agreement and Handbook
• Retailer Authorization - Minimum Stock.
• Retailer Coordination - Confidentiality.
• Retailer Coordination - Retailer Files.
• Retailer Coordination- LA Preparing Families.
• Retailer Coordination- Sanctions Schedule.
• Retailer Monitoring.
• Retailer Training- Pre-Auth and Orientation.
• Retailer Training- Routine Partnership Connections.
• Retailer Training-Annual and Interactive Training.
• State WIC Responsibilities - High Risk.
• State WIC Responsibilities - Peer Grouping.
• State WIC Responsibilities- LA Training and Communication.

• BFPC Program Requirements.
• BFPC Program Allowable Costs. 
• BFPC Program Cell Phone & Text Messaging.
• Breastfeeding Assistance, Aids, Contraindications.
• Breastfeeding Breast Pump Issuance.
• Breastfeeding Breast Pump Ordering & Maintenance.
• Breastfeeding Breast Pump Partnerships.
• Breastfeeding Definition, Promotion, Ed, Support Standards.
• Breastfeeding Human Milk Fortifier.
• Breastfeeding Scope of Practice.
• Education Documentation.
• Food Packages - Infants.
• Food Packages - Children.
• Food Packages_Exchange of Food and Formula Benefits.
• Food Packages_Food Benefit Issuance.
• Food Packages_Issuing eWIC Cards.
• Food Packages_Ordering Instructions for Products not on Retail Shelves.
• Food Packages - Prescription Required Formula and Nutritionals.
• Food Packages_Replacement of eWIC Card.
• Food Packages_Women.
• High and Low-risk Protocols.
• Mandatory Reporting.
• Nutrition Assessment.
• Nutrition Education.
• Screening (Substance Abuse, HIV/AIDS, Lead, and Immunizations) and Referrals.

• Issue Resolution at the State WIC Help Desk.
• WIC Compass User Access Policy.

• Central File Requirements.
• Data Use Policy: Use of Program Participant and Applicant Data.
• Data Use Policy: Process to Request Participant and Applicant Data.
• Homeless and Domestic Violence Shelters Approval Process.
• Local Agency Equipment and Inventory.
• Local Staffing.
• Local WIC Application. Becoming a WIC Local Agency.
• Measuring Equipment Maintenance and Calibration.
• Nutrition Education Plan.
• Ordering and Securing eWIC Cards.
• Participant Satisfaction Survey.
• PEAK Application Requirements.
• Prevention and Management of WIC Program Abuse at the Local Level.
• Product Distribution in WIC and Research Requests.
• Retention of WIC Records. 
• Scanned Documents and Obtaining Signatures.
• Staff Training.
• WIC Branding and Communications.
• WIC Text and Voicemail Messaging.
• WIC Text Message Program.

• Fiscal Expenditures and Reporting Requirements.
• Local Agency Time Studies.
• WIC Local Agency Funding Formula and Contracts.

No policies at this time.

• Outreach.
• Waiting List.
• WIC Service Accessibility.

• Access to WIC Services.
• Access to WIC Services During Emergencies and Natural Disasters.
• Adjunctive Eligibility.
• Anthropometric and Blood Screening.
• Certification Periods.
• Certification Policy and Procedures.
• Determining Income Eligibility.
• Eligibility Requirements.
• Homeless Applicants.
• Households Size.
• Income Guidelines (Effective July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025).
• Income Guidelines (Effective July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026).
• Ineligible Applicants and Participant Terminations.
• Intrastate Dual Participation.
• Migrant Applicants.
• Missed Appointments.
• Nutrition Risk Factors and Priority Systems.
• Participant Notification R&R.
• Participant Violations.
• Processing Standards.
• Proof of Identity.
• Proof of Income.
• Proof of Residence.
• Provisional Certification Requirements.
• Proxies.
• Transfers, VOC, and WIC Overseas Program.
• Voter Registration.
• WIC Appointment Protocols.
• WIC Endorser.

• Colorado Allowable Foods.
• Food Benefit Redemption.
• Redemption at WIC-authorized Retailers.

• Fiscal Monitoring.
• Local Agency Monitoring Visits. 

• Administrative Review Policy and Procedures for Local Agency Appeals.
• Administrative Review Policy and Procedures for Retailer Appeals.
• Civil Rights Complaints Processing. 
• Civil Rights Monitoring and Compliance Reviews.
• Civil Rights Training.
• Customer Service Complaint Processing.
• Data Collection and Reporting.
• Fair Hearing Policy and Procedures for Applicant and Participant Appeals.
• Limited English Proficiency.
• Non-Discrimination Statement.
• Program Accessibility for Applicants and Participants with Disabilities.
• Public Notification.
• Review of Procedures to Protect Against Disability and Sex Discrimination.