Price Limitations. For the following food categories, there must be variability in the vendor’s pricing of WIC authorized items according to types, forms, and brands (for example prices for national brands versus prices for store/wholesale brands or bottles versus cans) – juice, cheese, canned beans, and peanut butter. Vendors will be paid the actual purchase price, which cannot exceed the Maximum Allowable Reimbursement (MAR) amount for the check type for their peer group. Each unique combination of food items and quantities constitute a check type. The MAR is calculated as 110% of the total of the peer group average prices of the food items (multiplied by the quantities) listed on the WIC Check. Cash Value Benefits (CVBs) are paid at the actual purchase price, not to exceed the face value of the CVB.
Price Limitations. The maximum allowable reimbursement (MAR) amounts for each type of redeemed WIC transaction for each vendor peer group. Proxy – A person designated by the participant or authorized representative to pick up and/or redeem food benefits when a participant or authorized representative cannot do so. Reauthorization Process – The reauthorization process begins when applications for renewal of authorization are sent to existing vendors. The reauthorization process may include revisions to the vendor agreement and/or handbook. Regular Vendor – A vendor with total annual sales of WIC foods with WIC sales 50% or less than the vendor’s total annual sales of foods eligible for purchase with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Shelf Price – Regular purchase price of WIC approved food items sold by the vendor. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – Formerly the Food Stamp Program, SNAP is the USDA Food and Nutrition Service’s food assistance program for eligible low-income people and families. SNAP provides food benefits and partners with nutrition education providers. Trafficking – Exchanging (buying or selling) eWIC Cards for cash. Transaction – A payment method that electronically pays authorized vendors for food items purchased by an eWIC cardholder. An eWIC card is issued by the Arkansas WIC program to each eligible family account. The eWIC card is used by the eWIC cardholder to purchase approved foods at authorized vendor locations in a full-service or self-checkout lane. Universal Product Code (UPC) – A specific type of barcode used to identify products sold by the WIC Vendor which can be scanned. Approved WIC food item codes are entered on the APL file. Vendor – A full service grocery store applying for authorization or authorized by the Arkansas WIC Program to provide WIC foods to WIC Program participants. The store may be operated by a sole proprietorship, partnership, cooperative association, corporation, Limited Liability Corporation (LLC), government commissary, or other business entity. Each store operated by that entity is a separate vendor. Each store must have a single, fixed location. The store may not be owned or operated by a non-profit organization. Vendor Number – Unique four (4) digit number assigned to an authorized WIC vendor by the WIC State Office. Vendor Type – WIC Program classifies vendors in one of two types: “Regular Vendors” or “Above 50-percent Vendors”. Violation – An infraction of program regulations, poli...
