Citation Information
7. Provide citations to the statutory authority for the rule. If there is also a federal requirement for the rule, provide a citation to that requirement:
Incorporation by Reference Information 8. Incorporation by Reference (if this rule incorporates more than two items by reference, please include additional tables): A. This rule adds or updates the following title of material incorporated by reference (a copy of the material incorporated by reference must be submitted to the Office of Administrative Rules. If none, leave blank):
Official Title of Materials Incorporated (from title page)
7 CFR Part 246 - Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
Office of the Federal Register
B. This rule adds or updates the following title of material incorporated by reference (a copy of the material incorporated by reference must be submitted to the Office of Administrative Rules. If none, leave blank):
Official Title of Materials Incorporated (from title page)
FY 2026 Utah WIC State Plan
Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Public Notice Information
9. The public may submit written or oral comments to the agency identified in box 1.
A. Comments will be accepted until:
10. This rule change MAY become effective on:
NOTE: The date above is the date the agency anticipates making the rule or its changes effective. It is NOT the effective date.
Agency Authorization Information
Agency head or
designee and title:
Tracy S. Gruber, Commissioner
R406. Health and Human Services, Family Health, WIC Services.
R406-100. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
[R406-100-1. Purpose and Authority. (1) The purpose of this rule is to establish requirements for participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). This rule describes program objectives and the authority under which the program operates. This rule also determines the materials that are incorporated by reference. (2)(a) The Department of Health and Human Services establishes this rule in accordance with the WIC program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 USC Sec. 1786. (b) Acceptance and approval of the Utah WIC State Plan along with an executed Federal-State agreement between the USDA FNS and the Utah Department of Health and Human Services authorizes and provides funding for the WIC program to the state. (3) Section 26B-1-202 authorizes the Department to adopt rules. (4) The Utah Department of Health and Human Services is authorized under Section 26B-1-208, which allows the executive director to accept federal funding to operate the WIC program in Utah. R406-100-2. Program Objectives. (1) WIC is a supplemental foods and nutrition education program funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and is administered by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Family Health, through clinics operated by local health departments. The purpose of the WIC program is to provide nutritious supplemental foods and nutrition education to eligible persons. The program serves as an adjunct to good healthcare, during critical times of growth and development, to prevent the occurrence of health problems and improve the health status of program participants. KEY: nutrition, women, children, infants
Date of Last Change: [December 22, 2023]2026 Notice of Continuation: January 24, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-1-202; 26B-1-208
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