State System Profile

	Questions?
	Privacy
	Site Index
	Contact Us

ACF Home | Services | Working with ACF | Policy/Planning | About ACF | ACF News

State System Profile

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

General Information
Application Name	Eligibility Management System
Application Acronym	EMS
State	CONNECTICUT
ACF Region	Region I
Federal Program	TANF Program
Profile Last Updated	8/6/2004 14:57:30

State Information
Administration	State Administered
Additional State Programs	Temporary Family Assistance
Responsible Program Agency	Department of Social Services
Responsible System Agency	DSS - Development, Maintenance; Department of Information Technology - Management, Operating System
Other Contributing Agencies	Dept. of Labor -- employment services

Application Information
Maintained By	State Maintained
Development Source	Transferred
If Transfered, from which State
Application Status	Operational
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational	December 1989
Functional Description	Screening; Intake; Eligibility Determination; Benefit Calculation & Issuance; Financial Accounting; Management Reporting; Automatic Case Maintenance Activities; Client Notification; worker Alerts; Eligibility & Other Mass Modifications; Recoupments & Overpayment Processing; Interfaces, Matches, & Data Exchanges; Quality Control
Interfaces	There are over 30 EMS interfaces/data matches with: the federal government (BENDEX, SDX, SVES, IEVS/IRS, Food Stamps DRS, etc.); other CT State Agencies (Labor Dept., IEVS Wage, IEVS Unemployment Compensation, & New Hires matches; Dept. of Motor Vehicles Registration; Bureau of Collection Services; Dept. of Revenue Services Tax Intercepts, etc.); other Department of Social Services systems (Electronic Benefits Transfer, CT Child Support Enforcement System, Medicaid Management Information System, Digital Imaging, Managed Care, Child Care, etc.) and Others (Banks, etc.).
No. of System Users	2,500
No. of Clients Served	365,000
Certifications/Assessments	Certified in Sept. 1990
Application Future Plans	None planned at this time
Other Relevant Information

Contractor Usage
Planning	Consultec, Inc. -- Initial Development Only
Implementation	Consultec, Inc. -- Initial Development Only
Operations	None
Monitoring	None
Other	None

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application	Multiple Database
Type of Platform	Single Platform
Hardware Platform	IBM CMOS Processor
Operating System	IBM OS 390
Languages	COBOL II, in process of upgrading to COBOL LE; Easytrev Plus; Assembler H; REXX; ISPF; TSO C List; CICS
DBMS	IMS/VS

Programs and Services Information

Other Programs and Services Supported (Note: Check boxes below are images that are for information purposes and not real controls)

Adoption	Adult Protective Services	Child Care
Child Care Licensing	Child Care Resource Referral	Child Care Subsidy
Child Family Services	Child Protective Services	Child Support Enforcement
Child Welfare	Employment Services	Family Preservation Support
Food Stamp	Foster Care	Independent Living
Interstate Compact	Juvenile Justice	LIHEAP
Medicaid	Provider Services	TANF
Additional Program or Services Information	State Supplement to Aged, Blind, and Disabled; State Administered General Assistance (SAGA) Cash & Medical Assistance; CT AIDS Drug Assistance Program (CADAP); TFA Diversion

Contact Information

Program Contact

Name	Kevin Loveland
Address	25 Sigourney Street Hartford CT 06106
Telephone	(860) 424-5031
Fax
Email	kevin.loveland@po.state.ct.us
Website	http://www.dss.state.ct.us

IT Contact

Name	Alex Tucciarone
Address	25 Sigourney Street Hartford CT 06106
Telephone	(860) 424-5443
Fax	(860) 424-4964
Email	alex.tucciarone@po.state.ct.us
Website

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

Return to top of page