Department's authority.
S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-940
in effectThe 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.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t43c005.phpFetched: 10/17/2026