South Carolina Statutes

§ 43-5-940 — Department's authority.

South Carolina·Title 43 SOCIAL SERVICES·Ch. 5 PUBLIC AID, ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF GENERALLY

The department has the authority to:

(1)enter into agreements with vendors in order to provide supplemental foods for program participants;
(2)hold hearings, compel attendance of witnesses, and make findings and determinations;
(3)issue, revoke, and modify orders relating to the administration of the WIC Program;
(4)establish and impose disqualification periods for persons not meeting the terms of the WIC Vendor Agreement or violating regulations;
(5)establish and impose a point system to be used to determine the disqualification period;
(6)recover monies from any vendor who overcharges the department;
(7)settle or compromise any action or cause of action for the recovery of a penalty or monies under this article as it may consider advantageous to the State.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 11, SECTION 2, eff March 16, 1987.

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