We sincerely appreciate all of the efforts and sacrifices you have made to ensure the public has access to healthy and safe products. During this time, the Missouri WIC program has not conducted Level 3 onsite visits to retailers for the eWIC project. Point of Sale (POS) providers have continued to work with retailers on installing and upgrading equipment and software when it has been safe to do so and to work around the busy sales times for stores serving customers to ensure safety and reduce the risk of exposure to and spreading of the virus.
Due to the COVID-19 event, the Missouri WIC program will be rescheduling the eWIC rollout areas to begin July 6, 2020 and statewide completion by August 31, 2020. The Missouri WIC program and the USDA, have discussed concerns regarding the high number of COVID-19 cases in the original rollout 2 area which is in the St. Louis, MO area of the state. In order to allow this area sufficient time to decrease the number of COVID-19 cases and to decrease the possible exposure of state personnel, contractors, local agency staff, and WIC participants to the virus, we have decided to move the implementation of this area to the end of the rollout schedule.
A revised eWIC rollout map can be found HERE.
In preparation for the local agencies to begin issuing eWIC cards the week of July 6, we must begin completing Level 3 visits as soon as possible in mid-May if the Stay-At-Home order is lifted in the Kansas City area. Missouri WIC program and CDP, Inc. staff have been in contact with stakeholders about initiating Level 3 visits at the retailer locations that have eWIC functionality installed. We will be notifying retailers of the dates for the Level 3 onsite visits in the near future.
The Missouri WIC program appreciates the service that you provide to our WIC families and to your communities. We apologize for the inconvenience of rescheduling the eWIC rollout schedule; however, it is critical that all stakeholders involved in this project are safe and healthy to successfully proceed with this statewide project. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns by calling 573-751-8322 or by email at Bridgett.Henderson@health.mo.gov.
Thank you!
Bridgett Henderson
