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Maintained By |
State Maintained |
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Development Source |
Custom |
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If Transfered, from which State |
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Application Status |
Operational |
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Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational |
SAVERR in 1979; GWS in 1989 |
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Functional Description |
The applications support intake, eligibility determination, and case management for TANF, Food Stamps, and TANF-related Medicaid. |
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Interfaces |
Exchanges with external entities to provide or receive eligibility and/or coverage information related to the following client or data groups:SSA (TANF recipients, RSDI and SSI recipients,prisoners);Office of Attorney General (TANF recipients, Child Support recipients, new hires);Tx Dept. of Health (newborns, pregnant women, Birth Verif System);Tx Workforce Commission TWIST (TANF & Food Stamp recipients, non-compliance information); Tx Workers Compensation Commission (TANF & FS recipients); Tx Education Agency (School-age Food Stamp recipients); Tx Dept of Criminal Justice (TANF and Food Stamp recipients); Internal Revenue Service (TANF recipients, wage earners);Tx Rehabilitation Commission (TANF recipients);Immigration & Naturalization Service (TANF, Food Stamp and Medicaid applicants); Comptroller (TANF and St Immigrant Food Asst Pgm benefits);ACF (TANF recipients and benefits);FNS (Food Stamp recipients and benefits);Border State human service agencies (AR, KS, LA, NM, & OK) (TANF, Food Stamp, and Medicaid recipients);Texas A&M University (Food Stamp recipients);Various phone companies (Lifeline) (TANF and FS recipients);Various medical providers and Medicaid verification services (Medicaid recipients, newborns);Tx Dept. of Health /Medicaid contractor and enrollment broker (Medicaid recipients & claims, spend-down clearinghouse functions);Tx Dept. of Mental Health & Mental Retardation (Medicaid recipients);Texas Youth Commission (Medicaid recipients);System-to-system exchanges within TDHS or the HHSC network: Lone Star/Northrop-Grumman (EBT);Lone Star Imaging System/Morpho (Finger Imaging);Fiscal Management Information System (FMIS); Human Resources Management Information System (HRMIS); Accounts Receivable Tracking System (recoupment/restitution);Regional Recovery Units(claims); Claim Management System (fraud investigations/recovery);Tx Dept of Protective & Regulatory Services CAPS (adoption subsidy, foster care, Medicaid recipients); Income Eligibility Verification System (income information);MAPPER (fair hearings and appeals information);Tele-Assistance (TANF and FS recipients); Tx Health & Human Service Commission Integrated DataBase Network (client demographics, case and benefit information);HHSC/Birch & Davis (CHIP);Vendor Drugs |
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No. of System Users |
The application systems currently support about 12,000 users. |
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No. of Clients Served |
The application systems currently support approximately 1.5 million clients (unduplicated) in the TANF, Food Stamp, and Texas Wo |
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Certifications/Assessments |
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Application Future Plans |
DHS is in the midst of a major project to replace GWS, and ultimately SAVERR, with a new web-based system called Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS). Current schedule has GWS replacement by the end of calendar 2003. For more information on TIERS, see the DHS web site (www.dhs.state.tx.us) link under Projects & Initiatives. |
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| Programs and Services Information |
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Other Programs and Services Supported
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 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 |
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Additional Program or Services Information |
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| Contact Information |
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