CHAPTER 1.5. WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN PROGRAM - Indiana Statutes

IC 16-35-1.5
     Chapter 1.5. Women, Infants, and Children Program

IC 16-35-1.5-1
Food instrument defined
     Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "food instrument" means a negotiable voucher that specifies the quantity, size, and type of authorized food for a WIC participant within a designated time and that can be taken to a WIC vendor for exchange for a specified quantity of food.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.

IC 16-35-1.5-2
WIC defined
     Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "WIC" refers to the women, infants, and children nutrition program.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.

IC 16-35-1.5-3
WIC participant defined
     Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "WIC participant" means an authorized pregnant woman, a postpartum woman, an infant, or a child who is receiving supplemental food or a food instrument under the WIC program.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.

IC 16-35-1.5-4
WIC vendor defined
     Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "WIC vendor" means the individual, partnership, limited partnership, or corporation authorized by the state department to accept a food instrument and provide supplemental food to a WIC participant.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.

IC 16-35-1.5-5
Women, infants, and children nutrition program defined
     Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "women, infants, and children nutrition program" refers to the federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children under 42 U.S.C. 1786.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.

IC 16-35-1.5-6
Rules and regulations; penalties and sanctions
     Sec. 6. The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 specifying a system of civil penalties and other sanctions for a WIC vendor contract under the WIC program or federal regulations under 7 CFR 246. The severity of a sanction must be consistent with the type and frequency of the violation, and may include suspension or termination from the WIC program and civil penalties.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.
IC 16-35-1.5-7
Penalties; deposit in dedicated accounts
     Sec. 7. (a) A civil penalty collected by the state department must be deposited in a dedicated account designated by the state department to be used in the administration of the WIC program.
    (b) A civil penalty collected under this chapter does not revert to the state general fund, but remains in the account designated under subsection (a).
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.18.