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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 22-1362

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Vendor Minimum Technology Requirements

[52 Pa.B. 5726]
[Saturday, September 3, 2022]

 Under 28 Pa. Code § 1103.4(15) (relating to selection criteria for authorization and reauthorization), a store applying to become a WIC Authorized store must meet the following vendor minimum technology requirements to be considered for authorization. These requirements are effective January 1, 2023.

 1) A SmartCard EBT Pennsylvania certified Point of Sale device.

 2) An established direct or indirect telecommunications connection for the routing of transactions and exchange of files with the eWIC card issuer or the eWIC card issuer's EBT card processor.

 3) An active e-mail address monitored by store personnel.

 4) Once available, register for a Keystone ID.

 5) The ability to view and apply a digital signature to forms presented in the Portable Document Format.

 6) The ability to participate in designated online training classes accessible over the Internet.

 However, under 28 Pa. Code § 1103.4(15) these standards do ''not apply to stores authorized prior to September 12, 2009, and maintaining an uninterrupted authorized status.''

 Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this notice (for example, large print, audiotape, Braille) should contact the Department of Health, Bureau of WIC, 625 Forster Street, 7 West, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 783-1280, or for speech and/or hearing impaired person V/TT (717) 783-6514, or the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

 The Pennsylvania WIC program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA is an equal opportunity provider.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement:

 In accordance with Federal civil rights law and the USDA civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

 Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (for example, Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language) should contact the responsible State or local agency that administers the program or the USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact the USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

 To file a program discrimination complaint, a complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-05 08-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992 or by writing a letter addressed to the USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed Form AD-3027 or letter must be submitted to the USDA by mail to the United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410, fax (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442, Program.Intake@usda.gov.

 This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

DR. DENISE A. JOHNSON, 
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-1362. Filed for public inspection September 2, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]


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