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Chapter 1: Administration

Minnesota Operations Manual

WIC Program


Chapter 1: Administration- Revised 01/10 (PDF: 402KB/34 pages)

Chapter 1: Exhibits 1A - 1N


  • Section 1.1: Introduction (PDF: 13KB/1 page)
  • Section 1.2: State WIC Staff and Role (PDF: 77KB/3 pages)
  • Section 1.3: Local Agencies and Role (PDF: 15KB/1 page)
  • Section 1.4: Grant Application Process (PDF: 36KB/3 pages)
  • Section 1.5: Health Services and Referrals (PDF: 24KB/2 pages)
  • Section 1.6: Public Notification and Outreach - Revised 05/06 (PDF: 31KB/2 pages)
  • Section 1.7: Data Privacy (PDF: 26KB/1 page)
  • Section 1.8: **DELETED** - Replaced by Section 9.2: WIC Information System (PDF: 30KB/3 pages)
  • Section 1.9: Compliance and Monitoring of Local Agencies - Revised 01/10 (PDF: 20KB/1 page)
  • Section 1.10: Civil Rights - Revised 01/10 (PDF: 28KB/4 pages)
  • Section 1.11: Participant Abuse (PDF: 29KB/2 pages)
  • Section 1.12: Termination/Suspension of Program Benefits (PDF: 28KB/1 page)
  • Section 1.13: Fair Hearing Procedure - Revised 12/06 (PDF: 29KB/1 page)
  • Section 1.14: Records and Records Retention Requirements - Revised 04/08 (PDF: 24KB/2 pages)
  • Section 1.15: Authorization and Monitoring of WIC Vendors (PDF: 30KB/2 pages)
  • Section 1.16: Training ***DELETED***
  • Section 1.17: Emergency Actions - Revised 12/06 (PDF: 43KB/4 pages)

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