Fed Regist. 1999 Dec 16;64(241):70173-8.
This final rule amends regulations governing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to allow State agencies the option to defer the collection of blood test data for up to 90 days after the date of certification, so long as the applicant is determined to have at least one qualifying nutrition risk factor at the time of certification. In addition, this final rule will expand the current regulatory standard of the maximum age of blood test data used to assess nutritional risk for WIC certification. Although blood tests may no longer be a mandatory part of each WIC applicant's certification intake process, such tests are still required for the purposes of assessing nutritional status, nutrition surveillance, providing nutrition education, further tailoring food packages to meet nutritional needs, and referring to appropriate health and social services in the community.
本最终规则修订了有关妇女、婴儿和儿童特别补充营养计划（WIC）的规定，允许各州机构选择在认证日期后长达90天内推迟收集血液检测数据，只要申请人在认证时被确定至少有一项合格的营养风险因素。此外，本最终规则将扩大目前用于评估WIC认证营养风险的血液检测数据的最大年龄监管标准。虽然血液检测可能不再是每个WIC申请人认证受理过程的强制性部分，但为了评估营养状况、营养监测、提供营养教育、进一步调整食品包以满足营养需求以及转介社区适当的健康和社会服务，此类检测仍然是必需的。
