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General Information
Application Name ACCESS 
Application Acronym ACCESS 
State VERMONT 
ACF Region Region I 
Federal Program Child Support Enforcement Program 
Profile Last Updated 8/9/2004 14:30:7 

State Information
Administration State Administered 
Additional State Programs   
Responsible Program Agency Office of Child Support (OCS) is housed under the Agency of Human Services. 
Responsible System Agency Office of Child Support 
Other Contributing Agencies   

Application Information
Maintained By State Maintained 
Development Source Commercial 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational   
Functional Description The State of Vermont processes cash receipts received for child support from various sources and ensures that payment is made to the appropriate custodial parents and other agencies responsible for receiving child support. Daily sign-on to Chittenden Electronic Bulletin Board for transferring EFT payments and debiting non-custodial parent accounts. The Accounts Payable/Vendor payment system is a coordinated system involving the various State agencies, departments and offices and the Department of Finance. The Department of Finance is responsible for processing the payments, recording them in the State?s accounting FMIS system and ensuring the production and issuance of the checks. 
Interfaces OCS identified the Vermont National Bank, Treasurer?s Office, Chittenden Bank, Department of Personnel, Payroll Division, Family Courts, General Services, Department of Social Welfare as interfaces. 
No. of System Users 140 
No. of Clients Served 26000 
Certifications/Assessments   
Application Future Plans None 
Other Relevant Information BankNorth Group Daily money transactions are received from the Lock-box Processing Center in Brattleboro via electronic transmission. Upload is done daily from DET via CIT for unemployment payments. Weekly upload from State Tax Department via CIT for state tax offsets. Monthly upload from Federal offset via tape for Administrative offsets. Cartridges are prepared weekly for billing for employers and sent to Vermont National Bank to be printed and mailed. Cartridge is prepared monthly for billing non-custodial parents and then sent once again to Vermont National Bank for printing and mailing.The departments are responsible for receiving, reviewing, and approving the vendor invoices, data entering the appropriate information into the TIP-GAP transaction processing system, and delivering the required paperwork and supporting documentation to the Department of Finance. 

Contractor Usage
Planning danad@ocs.state.vt.us 
Implementation   
Operations   
Monitoring   
Other   

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Single Database 
Type of Platform Single Platform 
Hardware Platform Mainframe 
Operating System   
Languages Natural 
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  jDr. Dynassaur, VHAP, VHAP-Pharmacy, VScript, General Assistance, ANFC 

Contact Information
Program Contact
Name Barb Towne 
Address  
 
             
Telephone   
Fax   
Email  
Website http://www.ocs.state.vt.us 
IT Contact
Name Dana Dean 
Address 103 South Main St
 
Waterbury    VT    05671-1901 
Telephone 802-241-2319  
Fax   
Email danad@ocs.state.vt.us
Website http://www.ocs.state.vt.us 

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