OAR 333-052-0044
WIC Participant Eligibility and Benefits

(1) A WIC participant is eligible to receive WIC Farm Direct Nutrition Program (WIC FDNP) benefits if the participant meets all the following eligibility criteria on the date of FDNP benefit issuance:
(a) Is currently receiving benefits under the WIC Program; and
(b) Belongs to any of the following WIC categories:
(A) A pregnant woman;
(B) A breastfeeding woman less than one year after delivery;
(C) A non-lactating post-partum woman less than six months after delivery;
(D) A child through the end of the month he or she turns five years of age; or
(E) An infant four months of age or older.
(2) WIC FDNP benefits are limited and benefits will be distributed in an equitable manner within participating local agencies but may not be distributed to all individuals who are eligible.
(3) The Authority will determine a standard benefit package per eligible individual and per family each year.
(4) WIC FDNP benefits will only be issued to the participant/caretaker in a face-to-face contact by local WIC agency staff, and the participant/caretaker must receive a FDNP orientation when receiving checks for the first time in the current year.
(5) WIC FDNP benefits are valid from June 1 through November 30 of the year in which benefits were issued.
(6) Lost or stolen WIC FDNP benefits will not be replaced.
(7) Individuals who are denied WIC FDNP benefits may appeal the denial, but shall not receive WIC FDNP benefits while awaiting the decision.
(8) WIC participants whose WIC FDNP benefits are terminated may appeal the termination of benefits and shall continue to receive WIC FDNP benefits until the hearing official reaches a decision or the expiration of the current FDNP season, whichever occurs first.

Source: Rule 333-052-0044 — WIC Participant Eligibility and Benefits, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=333-052-0044.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 333-052-0044’s source at or​.us