26 Tex. Admin. Code § 366.5 - Recipients of Supplemental Food Benefits
(a) Regardless of their age, pregnant,
breastfeeding, and postpartum participants may be designated as recipients of
supplemental food benefits for themselves and/or their infants and/or
children.
(b) Regardless of their
age, parents, guardians, caretakers, or foster parents of infant and/or child
participants may be designated as recipients of supplemental food benefits for
their infants and/or children.
(c)
Caretakers of a participant may be designated as recipients of supplemental
food benefits for the participant if the caretakers are at least 18 years of
age or older.
(d) A proxy who is 16
years of age or older may be designated in writing by a WIC Program
participant, or parent, caretaker, guardian of a participant, or a foster
parent to act as the supplemental food benefit recipient. Each time a proxy is
designated to act as the recipient, such designation shall be provided in
writing to the local agency, and the proxy shall provide identification for
himself or herself and present the participant's WIC Program family
identification card.
(e) Proxies of
participants residing in a homeless facility, temporary shelter, or institution
may pick up and redeem supplemental food benefits for all WIC Program
participants in their respective homeless facilities, temporary shelters, or
institutions. The state and local agencies shall ensure that adult participants
are allowed to participate in the process of picking up and transacting food
instruments to the greatest extent possible, within the institutional
framework, so that they are aware of the foods prescribed for them as well as
the intended benefits of such foods.
(f) Recipients of supplemental food benefits
shall sign the WIC Program Supplemental Information Form prior to receiving
such benefits.
(g) Recipients of
supplemental food benefits shall provide identification at each issuance of
food benefits.
(h) Recipients of
supplemental food benefits shall receive their benefits at the same time as
they receive notification of eligibility for participation in the
program.
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