§450.3. WIC participants; homeless
A. The office of public health within the Louisiana Department of Health shall adopt rules and regulations for the WIC program in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide nonperishable food items to women and children. Such rules shall provide for the distribution of WIC vouchers, in small quantities on a frequent basis, for food items that do not require refrigeration or storage to eligible WIC participants that have been identified by qualified organizations as being homeless. Such rules shall comply with requirements of federal laws and regulations in order to ensure receipt of federal funding for the program.
B. In accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the following conditions shall apply:
(1) Participants shall receive vouchers weekly for quantities that may be consumed in such a time frame.
(2) Vouchers for such participants shall be redeemable for nonperishable food items, in accordance with state and federal law, if the participant does not have access to refrigeration or adequate storage.
(3) Only eligible WIC participants who have been identified by qualified organizations as homeless shall receive vouchers as provided in Paragraphs (1) and (2).
C. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Nonperishable food items" means food items that are not liable to spoil or decay, including but not limited to powdered food substances and freeze-dried food items.
(2) "Qualified organization" means any organization, association, corporation, coalition, confederation, company, business, alliance, establishment, enterprise, firm, club, league, lodge, order, fellowship, fraternity, brotherhood, union, society, group, governmental entity, or other similar body that has met the requirements set forth in rules of the Louisiana Department of Health for proper registration with the Vital Records Registry as an organization which may confirm the identity of displaced persons.
Acts 1993, No. 318, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1993, NO. 318, §2.}}
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