(1) Standardized nutritional risk assessment procedures as developed and defined in "Nutritional Problems, Codes, Criteria and References for Public Health Nutrition Services" (December 1986 edition) and "Weighing and Measuring Children: A Training Manual for Supervisory Personnel" must be used by all participating local WIC agencies, in a form and manner prescribed by the department as included in the "1990 State Plan for Montana's Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) " (October 1989 edition) , which is a comprehensive summary of applicable federal regulations (all of which are elsewhere incorporated in this subchapter) , procedures, and forms used by the department.

(2) Local agencies shall arrange for standard nutrition education contacts between local agencies and participating clients, which include appropriate type and number of contacts for high risk and lower risk participants as described in the "1990 State Plan for Montana's Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) " (October 1989 edition) , and shall utilize nutrition education materials which have met the criteria in "E.M.P.O.W.E.R. -- Evaluate Materials to Promote Optimal Use of WIC Education Resources" (April 1985 edition) .

(3) Policies and procedures for authorizing specific WIC foods based on cost, availability, nutritional value, and participant acceptance are set forth in the "1990 State Plan for Montana's Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) " (October 1989 edition) .

(4) The department hereby adopts and incorporates herein by reference the following documents:

(a) "Nutritional Problems, Codes, Criteria and References for Public Health Nutrition Services" (December 1986 edition) , which is a document developed to provide uniform nutrition risk criteria classification in the state of Montana, for use in the Montana WIC program to record assessment of client nutrition conditions and to determine eligibility for program benefits;

(b) the "1990 State Plan for Montana's Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) " (October 1989 edition) ;

(c) "Weighing and Measuring Children: A Training Manual for Supervisory Personnel" (November 1980 edition) , which is a federal department of health and human services reference publication concerning standardized methods for weighing and measuring children; and

(d) "E.M.P.O.W.E.R. -- Evaluate Materials to Promote Optimal Use of WIC Education Resources" (April 1985 edition) , which is a Massachusetts department of public health publication concerning evaluation of nutrition education materials.

(e) Copies of these documents may be obtained from the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children (WIC) , P.O. Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620-2951.