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General Information
Application Name	Eligibility Program Integrated Computer Systems
Application Acronym	EPICS
State	IDAHO
ACF Region	Region X
Federal Program	Food Stamp Program
Profile Last Updated	12/6/2001 20:37:0

State Information
Administration	State Administered
Additional State Programs	Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho (TAFI)
Responsible Program Agency	Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Welfare, Bureau of Benefit Program Operations
Responsible System Agency	Department of Health and Welfare, Information and Technology Services Division, Information Services Section and Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Welfare, Bureau of System Operations
Other Contributing Agencies

Application Information
Maintained By	State Maintained
Development Source	Transferred
If Transfered, from which State	ALASKA
Application Status	Operational
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational	July 1987
Functional Description	Major Functions (Online): The online portions of EPICS support functions of Case/Client Registration and Maintenance, Case Management, Trial Eligibility, Overpayments/Underpayments, and various other functions. The EPICS System contains 150 online screens.(Batch): The batch portions of EPICS support functions of Eligibility, Triggers processing, Alerts setting and processing, Benefits processing, Outgoing & Incoming Data Interfaces, Client Notices, and State and Federal Reporting
Interfaces	The User Interfaces for the EPICS System include Child Care, Payment System, Vital Statistics, Energy Assistance, and the Idaho Departments of Transportation and Labor. Data is interfaced with Foster Care, Child Support, FISCAL (Department accounting system), Medicaid Automated Information Management System (AIMS), the Idaho Department of Labor plus federal agencies of IRS, Social Security Administration (SSA), and Food and Nutrition Services (FNS).
No. of System Users	600+
No. of Clients Served	143,800
Certifications/Assessments	Yes the system is certified, but don’t know the details of what and when.
Application Future Plans	The Medicaid Eligibility portion of EPICS will be rewritten from Case-based eligibility to client-based eligibility. This Project Initiation phase is scheduled to start in May 2001. Chris Werner is the Project Manager for the Medicaid Eligibility rewrite
Other Relevant Information	none

Contractor Usage
Planning	Systemhouse
Implementation	none
Operations	Idaho State Controller’s Office: we contract to use their mainframe;Best Consulting: Local Area Network support;CTG: Wide
Monitoring	none
Other	none

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application	Multiple Database
Type of Platform	Single Platform
Hardware Platform	IBM Mainframe (390 family)
Operating System	OS/390
Languages	Natural; Natural Construct; COBOL; CICS
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

Contact Information

Program Contact

Name	Donna Allen, Self Reliance Program Specialist
Address
Telephone	208-334-5705
Fax
Email	allend@idhw.state.id.us
Website

IT Contact

Name	Tammie Kramer, IT Manager
Address
Telephone	208-334-4977
Fax
Email	kramer5@idhw.state.id.us
Website

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