California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 2 - Women, Infants, and Children’s Nutrition

• Section 123275.
  The Legislature finds that medical, educational and psychological evidence increasingly points to adequate nutrition as a determinant not only of good physical health but also...
• Section 123279.
  (a)  It is the intent of the Legislature in adding this section to authorize the establishment of a program designed to implement the federal WIC...
• Section 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...
• Section 123285.
  As used in this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Health professional” means a physician and surgeon, registered nurse, nutritionist, dietitian, or state or local medically...
• Section 123290.
  The department, under any program established pursuant to this article, shall do all of the following:(a)  Establish guidelines to determine resource allocation giving consideration to...
• Section 123295.
  Nutrition coupons in an amount sufficient to meet the nutritional needs of a recipient for one month shall be granted to a recipient by facilities...
• Section 123300.
  The department may, under any program established pursuant to this article, investigate the feasibility of contracting with one or more banks in the area served...
• Section 123302.
  (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may design, implement, and fund an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system for the California Special Supplemental Food Program for...
• Section 123305.
  The department, under any program established pursuant to this article, may collect data to determine the need for and the continuation of a supplemental nutritional...
• Section 123310.
  The department, under any program established pursuant to this article, shall authorize retail food vendors, by written agreement, to accept nutrition coupons and reimbursement according...
• Section 123312.
  (a) The department shall specify the criteria the department shall use and the actions the department shall take when initiating a moratorium on new WIC Program...
• Section 123315.
  (a)  The department, under any program established pursuant to this article, shall ensure that, at a minimum, the authorized vendor shall do all of the...
• Section 123320.
  (a)  The department shall inform the retail food vendors of, and include in the written agreement with the vendors, guidelines consistent with Section 123315, and...
• Section 123322.
  (a) In order to effectively manage and administer the federal and state requirements for the vendors in the WIC Program, and remain in compliance with the...
• Section 123325.
  A retail food vendor or any other person who knowingly redeems coupons in excess of the price charged other customers for identical foods, or who...
• Section 123327.
  (a) The department shall provide written notice to a retail food vendor if the department determines that the vendor has committed an initial violation for which...
• Section 123330.
  Any person or persons who have embezzled, willfully misapplied, stolen, or fraudulently obtained funds or benefits pursuant to this article shall be subject to the...
• Section 123335.
  Any officer, employee, or agent of the department may enter the place of business of any vendor transacting nutrition coupons to verify food prices, to...
• Section 123340.
  (a)  Except as provided in subdivision (c), if any amount is due and payable and unpaid as a result of an overpayment to a vendor...
• Section 123345.
  An abstract of judgment obtained pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 123340 or a copy thereof may be recorded with the county recorder...
• Section 123350.
  The department shall arrange for the conduct of periodic audits of participating local agencies.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 123355.
  The department shall provide a hearing procedure whereby any food vendor or local agency may appeal any adverse action taken by the department affecting the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018