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General Information
Application Name LINK (SACWIS) - LINK Reporting (SACWIS Reporting) 
Application Acronym LINK 
State CONNECTICUT 
ACF Region Region I 
Federal Program Child Welfare Program 
Profile Last Updated 7/22/2004 15:21:11 

State Information
Administration State Administered 
Additional State Programs N/A 
Responsible Program Agency Department of Children and Families (DCF) - Information Systems Division (DOIT) 
Responsible System Agency Department of Children and Families (DCF) - Information Systems Division (DOIT) 
Other Contributing Agencies N/A 

Application Information
Maintained By State Maintained 
Development Source Custom 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational July 1996 
Functional Description LINK Functionality consists of the following core elements: Case Management: Participant Relationships; Participant Demographics; Contact/Collateral Demographics; Case Closure. Intake: CPS Reports; Volutnary Services Referrals; Investigations. Legal: Legal Actions; Court Dispositions; TPR Determinations/Exceptions. Placement: Document Placements; Visitation Plans; Request Beds. Provider Management: Arrange/Maintain services; Train/support provider families; Contracting ;with providers; Reserving beds; Maintain Provider information. Financial Management: Process payments; Issue/reconcile checks; Collect/Determine eligibility. Reimbursement Management: Maintain budgets; Maintain audits. Common Application Functions: Internal messaging; Office Automation; Search function (Case, Participant, Worker, Provider, Perpetrator); Ticklers; Checklists. Meeting and Document Management. Narrative. Risk Assessment. Education. Criminal/Background Checks. Treatment Planning: Family; Child in Placement; Independent Living; Adolescent Discharge. System and policy HELP functions. Worker assignments. Supervisory approvals. Behavioral Health Information. Multi-level Appeal Process. Expungement and Archive Process. 
Interfaces MMIS/EPSDT: eligibility for Title XIX services. State of Connecticut INFOLINE; repository of statewide service resources. 
No. of System Users 3,134 
No. of Clients Served 80,000 
Certifications/Assessments N/A 
Application Future Plans Title IV-E Eligibility determination. 
Other Relevant Information Web-based management reporting environment relying on SACWIS data from LINK. 

Contractor Usage
Planning American Management Systems, Inc. 
Implementation American Management Systems, Inc. 
Operations Department of Children and Families (DCF) 
Monitoring Department of Children and Families (DCF) 
Other Information Systems Division (DOIT) 

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Single Database 
Type of Platform Distributed 
Hardware Platform WinTel, Compaq Proliant Servers, IBM Mainframe. 
Operating System Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000 Windows XP IBM OS/390. 
Languages Powerbuilder, IBM COBOL for OS/390, JCL, SQL. 
DBMS Mainframe-based IBM DB2; UDB DB2 Connect. 

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

Contact Information
Program Contact
Name Barbara F. Reese 
Address Department of Children and Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford    CT    06106  
Telephone 860-550-6586  
Fax 860-566-6728  
Email Barbara.Reese@po.state.ct.us
Website http://www.dcf.state.ct.us 
IT Contact
Name Len Smith 
Address 505 Hudson Street
 
Hartford    CT    06106  
Telephone 860-560-5081  
Fax 860-566-6728  
Email len.smith@po.state.ct.us
Website http://www.dcf.state.ct.us 

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