Section 80. Proof of identification

Applicants shall present proof of identification to obtain all WIC services and benefits. This includes but is not limited to certification and subsequent certification visits, food instrument issuance, special formula issuance, nutrition education and VOC transfers. The local agency shall only accept the following as proof of identification:

1. Valid Medicaid card/letter;

2. Social Security card;

3. Driver's license;

4. Birth certificate;

5. Marriage license;

6. Crib card for newborns;

7. Hospital card for newborns;

8. Military identification card or discharge papers (DD214);

9. Clinic/hospital record or ID;

10. TANF/welfare photo ID;

11. Refugee settlement papers;

12. Immigration or Naturalization Record (e.g., green card);

13. Passport/visa;

14. School records (ID or report card, enrollment or health record); and

15. WIC ID folder for infants of WIC participants at initial certification only.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 24, Issue 19, eff. May 26, 2008.

Statutory Authority

§ 32.1-12 of the Code of Virginia; 7 CFR Part 246.