Healthcare Provider Resources

WIC-related Information and Resources for Healthcare Providers  

How Can WIC Help? 

Pregnant Women

• Nutritious foods up to 6 weeks postpartum.
• Formula or enteral products with a medical condition and completed WIC Medical Foods Form(see below).

Breastfeeding Moms

• Breast pumps (for WIC participants)
  • If patient has BadgerCare, please fill out the ForwardHealth breast pump order form and fax to the Medical supplier recommended per the HMO.
• Breastfeeding Peer Counselors to call for support and information, available day & night.
• Nutritious foods up to 1 year postpartum for moms.

Postpartum Women:

• Nutritious foods for 6 months postpartum
• includes women who had a neonatal loss or miscarriage.

Infants:

• Infant formula up till age one, more formula is given during months 4 and 5 to help delay introduction of solids until 6 months of age, when WIC begins giving baby foods.
• Healthy tips for introducing solids.

Children:

• Nutritious foods until 5th birthday.
• Formula or enteral products with a medical condition and completed WIC Medical Foods Form(see below).

 Standard WIC Formula for infants:    

Formula covered by WIC with completed Medial Foods Form: 

      *must have a medical condition

• Wisconsin WIC Medical Foods Form-Infant/Child 
• Wisconsin WIC Medical Foods Form-Pregnant/Postpartum women

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ForwardHealth Enteral Product information:

• In the event an enteral product is not covered by WIC or additional product is needed beyond what WIC will provide:
• Prior Authorization for Enteral Products
• Prior Authorization Directions for Enteral Products
• Updates on Enteral Product Coverage- October 2020

Supplemental Forms:

• Communication/referral form for WIC/Nursing Programs
• To request written WIC enrollment materials to share with patients, please complete this form.