SPIRIT Business Rules

The WIC benefits program is governed by federal rules and regulations, which have been built into the modules of the SPIRIT WIC system. To give the state flexibility in the implementation of these business rules and regulations, the concept of a business rule was designed into the SPIRIT WIC system modules (applications). The behavior of the modules can change depending upon the value of each business rule.

Each business rule can affect the system in a different way depending upon the value it contains:

• A business rule can act as a switch that enables or disables functionality with the value "Y" (Yes) or "N" (No).

• A business rule can contain a numeric value that is a threshold for the functionality, like the maximum number of days a participant can be certified without their proof of residency.

• A business rule can contain an alphanumeric value that indicates which option the state chose to use. For example, the system can automatically populate a SOAP note with the most recent anthropometric and blood work information, or from the information recorded when the participant was certified.

This document describes the business rules that control the processes built into the SPIRIT WIC system modules. The state can define the value of each business rule thereby adjusting the modules to fit the needs within the state WIC program.