1689 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC Program); minimum technology standards

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC Program); Minimum Technology Standards

[46 Pa.B. 6193]
[Saturday, October 1, 2016]

 Under 28 Pa. Code § 1103.4(15) (relating to selection criteria for authorization and reauthorization), the WIC Program publishes notice of minimum technology standards. A store applying to become a WIC authorized store must have all of the following to be considered for authorization:

Minimum Technology Standards

 Have an existing active hard wire telephone line on the store's premises.

 An active e-mail account for the store owner or manager.

 Upon authorization a store must maintain an active WIC Vendor Assistant (VA) account.

 Internet connection on store premises (one of the following):

 • Dial-up through an Internet provider

 • Broadband DSL

 • Broadband cable

 A personal computer on store premises:

 • Internet browser capable of accessing the WIC VA web site

 • Adobe Reader software

 • If using CheckScan, the following minimum software and hardware is required.

  Note: These are Windows XP minimum requirements. Newer operating systems may require additional hardware.

 • Personal computer with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed

 • Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 operating system

 • Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 or higher (software)

 • 256 mb RAM

 • 1.5 gigabytes of available hard drive space

 • An available USB port (version 1.1 or 2.0)

 Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this notice (for example, large print, audiotape, Braille) should contact Perce Morgan, Department of Health, Bureau of WIC, 625 Forster Street, 7 West Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, [phone], or for speech and/or hearing impaired persons V/TT [phone] or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at [phone].

KAREN M. MURPHY, PhD, RN, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-1689. Filed for public inspection September 30, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]