1997-120-RES WHEREAS, STATE OF TEXAS IS A FUNDING PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY OF LAMAR AND COP

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available to participants at the clinic or through written agreements with health care providers. E. Issue prenumbered food vouchers furnished by the RECEIVING AGENCY to qualified participants, who will use such vouchers to obtain specified food items from participating vendors; maintain complete accountability and security of all food vouchers received from the RECEIVING AGENCY; and be held financially responsible for all unaccounted for food vouchers and/or those issued to ineligible participants. The PERFORMING AGENCY will also be held financially accountable for unauthorized infant formulas issued to participants. F: Review the immunization record of WIC Program applicants/participants and provide immunizations as needed, using staff funded under this Attachment in accordance with the WIC Policy and Procedures Manual provided by the RECEIVING AGENCY to the PERFORMING AGENCY or as otherwise approved in writing by the RECEIVING AGENCY Program. The PERFORMING AGENCY will comply with all applicable laws, regulations, standards, and guidelines established at federal, state and local levels as these mles now appear or may be amended during the period of this Attachment. These include but are not limited to: 1. Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 USC 1786); 2. Public Laws 99-500 and 99-591; 3. Uniform Federal Assistance Regulations 7 CFR Parts 3015 and 3016; 4. Applicable federal regulations located in 7 CFR Part 246; 5. S,tate WIC Policy and Procedures Manual located in 25 TAC ~ 31.1, and 6. Client Services Standards for Public Health and Community Clinics, revised June 1997. PERFORMANCE MEASURES RECEIVING and PERFORMING AGENCIES agree that the following performance measures will be used to assess in part the PERFORMING AGENCY'S effectiveness in providing the services set forth in this contract Attachment, without waiving the enforceability of any of the other terms of the contract. 95% of families who participate in the WIC program by receiving food vouchers shall receive nutrition education or individual counseling services to coincide with food voucher issuance. For purposes of this measure, a family will be counted by the WIC Information Network (WIN) system as receiving nutrition education or counseling if at least one participant in the family is documented as having a nutrition-education or counseling contact during the same calendar month as the month of the first date to spend on the food vouchers. ATTACHMENT - Page 2