1 Vendor Management (VM) VM-9 Staff Training on Vendor Management Revised: October 1, 2020

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention WIC Nutrition Program

Effective: October 1, 2011 Policy No. VM-9 Revised: October 1, 2020

Staff Training on Vendor Management

Authority

7 CFR §246.4(a)(14)(ii),(iii),(iv),and (xi)

Policy

1. Routine formal training is required for State Agency staff regarding vendor management practices covering the following: 1.1. Vendor selection and authorization 1.2. Vendor training 1.3. Routine monitoring 1.4. Compliance investigations 1.5. Inventory audits 1.6. Corrective actions and sanctions 1.7. Criminal investigations 1.8. Vendor appeals and administrative reviews 1.9. Federal and State WIC regulations 1.10. Prevention of vendor fraud and abuse 1.11. WIC/SNAP information sharing 1.12. High-risk vendor identification 1.13. Vendor management information system 1.14. Level 3 certifications