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General Information
Application Name	Eligibility Information System
Application Acronym	EIS
State	ALASKA
ACF Region	Region X
Federal Program	Food Stamp Program
Profile Last Updated	12/5/2001 16:50:0

State Information
Administration	State Administered
Additional State Programs	Food Stamp Program
Responsible Program Agency	Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS)/Division of Public Assistance (DPA)
Responsible System Agency	Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS)/Division of Public Assistance (DPA) - Systems Operations
Other Contributing Agencies	Department of Labor: Division of Employment Security, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; Department of Education and Early Development (education, Headstart and child care); Child Support Enforcement Division; Dept. of Community and Economic Development (Workstar); Dept. of Transportation (transportation initiatives); Dept. of Public Safety (domestic violence services); Dept. of Law (fraud); DHSS (Divisions of Medical Assistance, Public Health, Family & Youth Services, Mental Health, Alcohol & Drug Addiction)

Application Information
Maintained By	State Maintained
Development Source	Custom
If Transfered, from which State
Application Status	Operational
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational
Functional Description	Intake, eligibility determination, benefit issuance, case maintenance, some case management, client notification, management reports.
Interfaces	EIS interfaces with many organizations. We determine the eligibility for the Medicaid program and interface with the division that runs that program. We also interface with our the Child Support division. We also interface with many Federal agencies via SSA
No. of System Users	800
No. of Clients Served	Average of 40,000 people per month
Certifications/Assessments	FAMIS Certified
Application Future Plans
Other Relevant Information	All agencies listed as Other Contributing Agencies may be involved with Food Stamps and/or Employment and Training (E&T).

Contractor Usage
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Operations
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Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application	Single Database
Type of Platform	Single Platform
Hardware Platform	IBM Mainframe
Operating System	OS/390 2.1
Languages	COBOL: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)

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	Adult Public Assistance; General Relief Medicaid; Interim Assistance

Contact Information

Program Contact

Name	Karen Aaltonen
Address	State of Alaska DHSS/DPA; 3601 C Street, Suite 434 PO Box 240249 Anchorage AK 99524-0249
Telephone	907-269-7840
Fax	907-561-7865
Email	karen_aaltonen@health.state.ak.us
Website

IT Contact

Name	Paul Schoenborn
Address	3601 C Street, Suite 434 PO Box 240249 Anchorage AK 99524-0249
Telephone	907-269-7837
Fax	907-561-7685
Email	paul_schoenborn@health.state.ak.us
Website

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