26 Tex. Admin. Code § 366.7 - Participant Certification Periods
(a) An
applicant who has been determined eligible shall be enrolled and certified to
receive WIC Program benefits as specified in this section. The certification
period shall begin on the date the applicant is determined eligible.
(b) A pregnant woman shall be certified to
receive one set of food instruments each month for the duration of her
pregnancy and is eligible to receive one set of food instruments between
delivery of the baby and six weeks postpartum. The certification expiration
date shall be set at six weeks after her expected delivery date.
(c) A postpartum woman who is not
breastfeeding shall be certified to receive one set of food instruments each
month until she is six months postpartum. The certification expiration date
shall be set for the day the woman is six months postpartum.
(d) A breastfeeding woman shall be certified
to receive one set of food instruments each month for up to one year. The
certification expiration date shall be set to the last day of the month in
which her infant turns one year old or she ceases breastfeeding, whichever
occurs first.
(e) A child one to
five years of age shall be certified to receive one set of food instruments
each month for a six-month period. The certification expiration date shall be
set for the last day of the sixth month. For a child turning age five, the
certification expiration date shall be set for the last day of the month the
child turns age five.
(f) An infant
six months of age or older at the time of initial enrollment shall be certified
to receive one set of food instruments each month for a six-month period. The
certification expiration date shall be set for the last day of the sixth
month.
(g) An infant younger than
six months of age at the time of initial enrollment shall be certified to
receive one set of food instruments each month until the infant's first
birthday. The certification expiration date shall be set for the day of the
infant's first birthday.
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