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Division of Community Nutrition

Subject: Nutritional Eligibility – Overview Policy: CRT 06.0 Reference: CFR §246.2 Effective: August 12, 2013 Supersedes: October 1, 2002

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I. Policy: An applicant shall be determined to be at nutritional risk to be eligible for WIC benefits. The Competent Professional Authority (CPA) is the only authorized person to determine nutritional eligibility.

II. Procedure(s):

A. Nutritional risk is defined by one or more of the following:

1) Detrimental or abnormal nutritional conditions detectable by biochemical or anthropometric measurements;

2) Other documented nutritionally related medical conditions;

3) Dietary deficiencies that impair or endanger health;

4) Conditions that directly affect the nutritional health of a person, including alcoholism or drug abuse; or

5) Conditions that predispose persons to inadequate nutritional patterns or nutritionally related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, homelessness and migrancy.

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Division of Community Nutrition

Subject: Nutritional Eligibility – Overview Policy: CRT 06.0 Reference: CFR §246.2 Effective: August 12, 2013 Supersedes: October 1, 2002

Page 1 of 1

I. Policy: An applicant shall be determined to be at nutritional risk to be eligible for WIC benefits. The Competent Professional Authority (CPA) is the only authorized person to determine nutritional eligibility.

II. Procedure(s):

A. Nutritional risk is defined by one or more of the following:

1) Detrimental or abnormal nutritional conditions detectable by biochemical or anthropometric measurements;

2) Other documented nutritionally related medical conditions;

3) Dietary deficiencies that impair or endanger health;

4) Conditions that directly affect the nutritional health of a person, including alcoholism or drug abuse; or

5) Conditions that predispose persons to inadequate nutritional patterns or nutritionally related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, homelessness and migrancy.