Department of Health and Human Services logo  Skip ACF banner navigation
Questions?  
Privacy  
Site Index  
Contact Us  
   ACF Home   |   Services   |   Working with ACF   |   Policy/Planning   |   About ACF   |   ACF News Search  
Administration for Children and Families US Department of Health and Human Services
National Human Services IT Resource Center Resources For State IT Professionals
 

State System Profile


Jump to:   State   |  Application   |  Platform   |  Contractor   |  Services   |  Contact   Information

General Information
Application Name MAXIS 
Application Acronym MAXIS 
State MINNESOTA 
ACF Region Region V 
Federal Program TANF Program 
Profile Last Updated 7/23/2004 11:32:32 

State Information
Administration State Supervised, County Administered 
Additional State Programs MFIP - Minnesota Family Investment Program 
Responsible Program Agency Department of Human Services (DHS) 
Responsible System Agency Department of Human Services (DHS) 
Other Contributing Agencies Data Processing Center: Department of Administration, Intertechnologies Group 

Application Information
Maintained By State Maintained 
Development Source Transferred 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational December 1991 
Functional Description Application intake, client registration and clearance, eligibility determination, benefit calculation, notice generation, benefit issuance, program and financial reporting, claims and collections, some case management 
Interfaces Interfaces with IV-D, medicaid management info system, various federal agencies (including SSA and IRS), MN Dept. of Economic Security (employment training), MN Dept. of Children, Families, & Learning (hot lunch program), MN Dept. of Finance (collections) 
No. of System Users 9,000 logon ID`s known to the system; approximately 2,400 are logged on at any given time 
No. of Clients Served Over 2 million persons known to the system; approximately 750,000 active clients 
Certifications/Assessments ACF certification early in 1992; FNS certification in 1992; HCFA certification in 1997 
Application Future Plans We are upgrading the system so that indirect/inquiry users we will be able to access specific data elements via the web. We are developing a new interface for the new Child Care system. 
Other Relevant Information   

Contractor Usage
Planning none 
Implementation We contracted with Software AG, 1989-1991 to help with the original implementation 
Operations none 
Monitoring none 
Other MAXIS contracts with eFunds government Services for EBT services 

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Multiple Database 
Type of Platform Single Platform 
Hardware Platform IBM S/390 
Operating System Z/OS 1.3 
Languages Natural (99%); COBOL (1%) 
DBMS Adabas 

Programs and Services Information
Other Programs and Services Supported (Note: Check boxes below are images that are for information purposes and not real controls)
unchecked boxAdoption unchecked boxAdult Protective Services unchecked boxChild Care
unchecked boxChild Care Licensing unchecked boxChild Care Resource Referral unchecked boxChild Care Subsidy
unchecked boxChild Family Services unchecked boxChild Protective Services unchecked boxChild Support Enforcement
unchecked boxChild Welfare unchecked boxEmployment Services unchecked boxFamily Preservation Support
unchecked boxFood Stamp unchecked boxFoster Care unchecked boxIndependent Living
unchecked boxInterstate Compact unchecked boxJuvenile Justice unchecked boxLIHEAP
checked boxMedicaid unchecked boxProvider Services unchecked boxTANF
Additional Program or Services Information    

Contact Information
Program Contact
Name Denise Moreland 
Address Transition Support Systems Division
444 Lafayette RD
St. Paul    MN    55155-3835 
Telephone 651-296-0373  
Fax 651-297-4066  
Email Denise.moreland@state.mn.us
Website http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/ 
IT Contact
Name Kathy Tuzzolino 
Address Transition Support Systems Division
444 Lafayette RD
St. Paul    MN    55155-3835 
Telephone 651-297-2011  
Fax 651-297-4066  
Email Kathy.tuzzolino@state.mn.us
Website none 

Jump to:   State   |  Application   |  Platform   |  Contractor   |  Services     Information

Return to top of page top of page