# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 54 — Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

### Chapter 01 — Eligibility, Participation, and Benefits

#### Regulation .23 Non-English Materials.

*COMAR 10.54.01.23*

A. The Program shall accommodate the non-English-speaking individuals in the population eligible to be served as set forth in this chapter.

B. When the population eligible to be served needs services or information in a language other than English in order to be informed of or to participate in the Program, the local agency shall:

  (1) Take reasonable steps to provide Program information in the appropriate language; and

  (2) Ensure that the rights and responsibilities listed on the certification form are read to the applicant in the appropriate language.