| (B) Regression shall be used only at a subsequent certification and only when no other risk condition can be determined. (C) Applicants may be certified for regression for one certification period only. (5) Be physically present at the initial WIC Program certification and the subsequent certification: (A) Exceptions may be granted in limited circumstances if approved by the competent professional authority as follows. (i) Newborn infants may be certified without being physically present if all required documentation is available, the local agency has elected to implement this practice, and the infant is physically presented to the local agency by the time the infant is six weeks of age. (ii) An applicant or parent, caretaker, or guardian of an applicant who is an individual with a disability may be certified without being physically present because he or she is unable to be physically present because of his or her disability. (I) Disability conditions which meet this standard are a medical condition that necessitates the use of medical equipment that is not easily transportable; a medical condition that requires confinement to bed rest; or a serious illness that may be exacerbated by coming into the local agency. (II) A verbal declaration by the applicant or parent, caretaker, or guardian of the applicant that the applicant has a disability and cannot be physically present is sufficient to request the exception. (iii) An infant, other than a newborn infant, or child may be certified without being physically present if being physically present would present an unreasonable barrier and the infant or child has documented ongoing health care from a health care provider other than the WIC local agency. (iv) An infant, other than a newborn infant, or child may be certified without being physically present if the infant or child was physically present at a WIC Program certification or subsequent certification within the one-year period which ended on the date the infant or child was last certified or subsequently certified and the infant or child is under the care of one or more working parents, caretakers, or guardians who verbally declare that their working status presents a barrier to bringing the infant or child to the WIC local agency. (B) Exemptions may be granted for one certification period, or for an extended period of time if the competent professional authority approves the extended period of time. (6) Provide documentation of identification: (A) The following documents shall be accepted as documentation of identification: birth certificate; hospital records, including a "crib" card, hospital wrist band, or discharge papers; baptismal certificate; marriage license; drivers license; WIC Family Identification Card; immunization card; school identification card; employment identification card; military identification card; official identification card with picture; passport or immigration records; letter from Medicaid, Food Stamps, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, or the Supplemental Security Income Programs; indigent health care identification card; paycheck stub with imprinted name; voter registration card; identification card from another WIC local agency; Social Security card; housing or rental lease; loan papers from a bank or finance company; or property tax receipt. (B) Each local agency may designate additional documents which shall be accepted as documentation of identification with the approval of the state agency. (b) Citizenship is not a requirement for eligibility. |
