Michigan WIC Vendor Policy

The MI-WIC Vendor Policy Manual contains the policies for use by Vendors that redeem WIC benefits and by Vendor Relations and Program Integrity staff that administer the WIC Program. Below is also a reference to the federal regulations regarding the Michigan WIC program. Beyond these regulations, all the documents on this page are specific to the State of Michigan and available in PDF format.

Code of Federal Regulations

Quick links to chapters: 

1: Administration

2: Vendor Contracting

3: Pharmacy Vendors

4: Vendor Training

5: Vendor Compliance

6: Vendor Sanctions

7: Vendor Appeals

 1.0 Administration 

• 1.01 Use of the Vendor Policy Manual
• 1.02 Overview of the WIC Program
• 1.03 Communication with WIC Vendors

 2.0 Vendor Contracting

• 2.01 Vendor Applications & Authorization
  • 2.01A Map of Vendor Contract Cycles
  • 2.01B WIC Vendor Application
  • 2.01C WIC Pharmacy Vendor Application
  • 2.01D Pre-Authorization Report
  • 2.01E Quality Exception Pre-authorization Report
  • 2.01F Pharmacy Pre-authorization Report
  • 2.01G Quality Exception Review
  • 2.01H WIC Vendor Price Collection
• 2.02 Vendor Selection Criteria
  • 2.02A WIC Vendor Minimum Stock Requirements
• 2.03 Vendor Peer Groups
• 2.04 Vendor Limitation Policy
• 2.05 Application Determination & Contract Execution
  • 2.05A WIC Vendor Contract
  • 2.05B WIC Pharmacy Vendor Contract
  • 2.05C Contract Amendment
• 2.06 Contract Expiration & Termination

3.0 Pharmacy Vendors

• 3.01 WIC Pharmacy Vendors

4.0 Vendor Training

• 4.01 Training of WIC Vendors
• 4.02 Initial Training of New Vendors
• 4.03 Training of Authorized Vendors

 5.0 Vendor Compliance

• 5.01 Overview of Vendor Compliance
• 5.02 High-Risk Vendor Identification
• 5.03 In-store Monitoring Visits
  • 5.03A WIC Vendor Monitoring Visit Report
  • 5.03B Quality Exception WIC Vendor Monitoring Visit Report
  • 5.03C WIC Pharmacy Vendor Monitoring Visit Report
• 5.04 Inventory Audits
  • 5.04A On-Site Inventory Audit Report
  • 5.04B Record Summary
• 5.05 Compliance Buys
  • 5.05A WIC EBT Compliance Buy Report
  • 5.05B WIC Formula Action Log
• 5.06 Vendor Complaints
  • 5.06A WIC Vendor Complaint Request
  • 5.06B USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form
• 5.07 Compliance During Emergencies and Disasters

 6.0 Vendor Sanctions

• 6.01 Vendor Sanction Schedule Overview
  • 6.01A WIC Vendor Sanction Schedule
• 6.02 Vendor Program Violations
• 6.03 Adverse Actions Against Vendors
  •  6.03A Corrective Action Plan Agreement

 7.0 Vendor Appeals

• 7.01 Appeals Policy Overview
• 7.02 Adverse Actions Subject to Appeal
• 7.03 Administrative Reviews
  • 7.03A Administrative Review Request Form
• 7.04 Administrative Hearings
  • 7.04A Administrative Hearing Request Form

 WIC Division, Vendor Relations Contact Information

• Phone: (517) 335-8937
• Fax: (517) 335-9514
• Email: mdhhs-wicvendor@michigan.gov
• Website: michigan.gov/wicvendor