Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 149.05 - Minimum requirements for vendor authorization
A vendor may be eligible to become an authorized vendor, remain an authorized vendor, or be eligible for renewal as an authorized vendor if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The vendor is located in
Wisconsin.
(2) The vendor has a
fixed location unless otherwise allowed by the state WIC office, as in the case
of a designated disaster or emergency.
(3) The vendor demonstrates business
integrity.
Note: Activities that would indicate a lack of business integrity include fraud, antitrust violations, embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, receiving stolen property, making false claims, obstruction of justice, or aiding and abetting any of these activities.
(4) The vendor and any of its
representatives, agents, managers, employees, or other persons who directly or
indirectly participates in the operation of the grocery store or pharmacy have
not been convicted of a crime, or had a civil or criminal judgment entered
against them in Wisconsin or any other state during the last 6 years for an
activity that would indicate a lack of business integrity.
(5) The vendor and any of its
representatives, agents, managers, employees or other persons who directly or
indirectly participate in the operation of the grocery store or pharmacy, who
has current or prior involvement with WIC or the food stamp program, has an
acceptable history with WIC and the food stamp program. In determining whether
the history is acceptable, the state WIC office shall consider the person's
history with either WIC or the food stamp program, including whether the person
conducts or has conducted business without authorization by WIC or the food
stamp program as applicable.
(6)
The vendor is not currently disqualified from the food stamp program and has
not had a food stamp program civil money penalty suspended for hardship where
the disqualification period that would otherwise have been imposed has not
expired.
(7) The vendor has not
been adjudged to be delinquent in the payment of taxes under ch. 71, 72, 76,
77, 78 or 139, Stats.
(8) The
vendor has not been sold by its previous owner to another vendor or owner in an
attempt to circumvent a WIC sanction. The state WIC office may consider such
factors as whether the previous owner sold the grocery store or pharmacy to a
person who is related by blood or marriage to the previous owner or sold to any
individual or organization for less than the grocery store or pharmacy's fair
market value.
(9) The vendor has no
outstanding forfeitures, recoupment assessments, enforcement assessments, or
civil money penalties that were levied against that vendor for a violation of
this chapter, or for a violation of s.
253.06,
Stats., or 7 CFR 246.
(10) The
vendor is not an above-50-percent vendor at the time of the initial application
for authorization to be a WIC vendor.
(11) The vendor's maximum price for a
standardized combination of foods is the same or less than the prices charged
by other vendors in the vendor's peer group.
(12) The vendor purchases infant formula
provided to participants only from a supplier listed on the authorized infant
formula provider list.
(13) The
vendor has regular, established hours of operation which include a minimum of
two 4-hour blocks of time on each of 5 days per week and daily operating hours
are consistent from week to week.
(14) The vendor has not accepted WIC checks
before becoming an authorized vendor.
(15) The vendor meets the minimum stock
requirement on shelves or in coolers in the customer area, unless otherwise
specified in the contract.
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