WIC: Information for Health Care Providers and Professionals

As a health care provider and professional, you are a key partner in assisting WIC participants make healthy choices. Wisconsin WIC serves more than 90,000 infants, children, and pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum people annually. We value your partnership and look forward to working with you! Contact your local WIC office with any questions.

Help your patients receive WIC benefits

You play a vital role in helping Wisconsin families find the WIC services and support they need. Here are ways you can help your patients:

• Tell your patients about the WIC program.
• Use section 1 of the Wisconsin WIC Referral Form (infant/child or pregnant/breastfeeding/postpartum) to:
  • Refer your patients to the Wisconsin WIC program.
  • Send height, weight, and hemoglobin measurements to their WIC office.
• Display WIC outreach brochures in your office and include in new patient materials.

Request a medical formula or food

WIC requires documentation of a qualifying medical condition(s) to provide medical formula and food.

1. Review the Wisconsin WIC Formulary, P-40077 (PDF)
2. Complete the Wisconsin WIC Request for Medical Formula/Food for an infant or child, or for a pregnant, breastfeeding, or postpartum person.
   1. Wisconsin WIC Referral/Request for Medical Formula/Food: Infants and Children, F-44024d (Word)
   2. Wisconsin WIC Referral/Request for Medical Formula/Food: Women, F-44024a (Word)
3. Send the form to your patient’s local WIC office.

Important WIC health care provider updates

10/16/23 Update—Remote Services and Lead Testing for Health Care Providers Serving WIC Participants (PDF)