WIC MOM Updates

The following changes have been made to MOM in the past 6 months.

7/2026- Chapter 9: Information System Operations 
Clarification: Local Agencies are now responsible for providing their own hardware, the State will no longer supply hardware. Cybersecurity incident reporting and responding have been added to Section 9.4: Network, Browser, and User Access Security (PDF).
Revised sections
    ○ Section 9.1: Introduction to the WIC information system (PDF)
    ○ Section 9.2: Information System Hardware (PDF)
    ○ Section 9.3: Information System Software (PDF)
    ○ Section 9.4: Network, Browser, and User Access Security (PDF)
    ○ Section 9.6: WIC Electronic Communications Security (PDF)
Note: Section 9.5: Equipment Inventory has been removed.

5/2026 - Exhibit 5-A: Minnesota WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (PDF)
Clarification: Updated the Standard WIC Income Guidelines with 2026-2027 Income Eligibility Guidelines of 185% of Federal poverty guidelines.

Exhibit 5-T: MN WIC Risk Criteria (PDF)
Clarification: Risk Code 312 History of Low Birth Weight has been removed; revised the definition of risk code 353 Food Allergies

Section 7.4: Supporting Breastfeeding with the WIC Food Package (PDF)
Clarification: Streamlined structure for clarity. Updated language differentiating between fully breastfeeding and exclusively breastfeeding. Formula amounts for the Mostly Breastfeeding Food Package (Food Package 5) have been updated to meet the new food package guidelines.

4/2026- Section 1.18: Separation of Duties to Assure Program Integrity (SOD) (PDF)
Clarification:

• Two-person SOD can occur up to 21 days before certification; income must be verified by the second person at or before certification, with documentation allowed up to 14 days after. The second person need not be in clinic.
• Better defines "One-Staff Certification" (two-person SOD is preferred)

https://www.health.state.mn.us/docs/people/wic/localagency/program/mom/chsctns/ch1/sctn1_18.pdf

• Limits scanning proofs to when necessary

Exhibit 1-P: Two-Person SOD versus One-Staff Certifications Clarification: this new exhibit highlights key differences between the processes to guide decision-making.

1/2026-Exhibit 2-C: Request to Increase Administrative Funds (RIAF)(PDF)
Clarification: Form has been converted from a PDF to a REDCap survey.

https://www.health.state.mn.us/docs/people/wic/localagency/program/mom/exhbts/ex1/1p.pdf

Exhibit 7-J: Mom and Baby WIC Food Packages (PDF) and Exhibit 7-K:Standard Food Packages at a Glance - Children and Women (PDF)
Clarification: updated whole grain and CVB amounts.