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General Information
Application Name ACCESS 
Application Acronym ACCESS 
State SOUTH DAKOTA 
ACF Region Region VIII 
Federal Program TANF Program 
Profile Last Updated 7/27/2004 10:41:49 

State Information
Administration State Administered 
Additional State Programs Food Stamp Program; Medical Eligibility; TANF Work; TANF Cash 
Responsible Program Agency South Dakota Department of Social Services 
Responsible System Agency BIT - Bureau of Information and Telecommunications 
Other Contributing Agencies none 

Application Information
Maintained By State Maintained 
Development Source Transferred 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational 07/1986 
Functional Description (Food Stamps, Medicaid/CHIP, TANF) intake; eligibility determination; member identification and tracking (ABAWD, TANF time limits; disqualifications, Work participation/sanctions, etc.); case management; client notification; case documentation. 
Interfaces Child Support Enforcement, Child Care Services, MMIS; Long Term Care, Office of Recoveries & Investigations, Low Income Energy Assistance Program, SSA, IRS, SDX, DOL, UI, Prisoner & Death Match, SVES. 
No. of System Users 485 
No. of Clients Served As of 06/04, FS HH 21,130, TANF HH 2,736, MED 96,2 
Certifications/Assessments ACCESS was FAMIS certified in September 1986 
Application Future Plans Not at this time 
Other Relevant Information n/a 

Contractor Usage
Planning n/a 
Implementation n/a 
Operations n/a 
Monitoring n/a 
Other n/a 

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Multiple Database 
Type of Platform Single Platform 
Hardware Platform IBM Mainframe (Enterprise Server) 
Operating System OS390 
Languages Natural; Cobol 
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 checked boxChild Care
unchecked boxChild Care Licensing unchecked boxChild Care Resource Referral unchecked boxChild Care Subsidy
unchecked boxChild Family Services unchecked boxChild Protective Services checked boxChild Support Enforcement
unchecked boxChild Welfare checked boxEmployment Services unchecked boxFamily Preservation Support
unchecked boxFood Stamp unchecked boxFoster Care unchecked boxIndependent Living
unchecked boxInterstate Compact unchecked boxJuvenile Justice checked boxLIHEAP
checked boxMedicaid unchecked boxProvider Services unchecked boxTANF
Additional Program or Services Information  South Dakota Sales Tax on Food Refund Program. 

Contact Information
Program Contact
Name James D. Valnes (TANF WORK); Janet Lehmkuhl (TANF CASH & MEDICAID) 
Address Department of Social Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre    SD    57501  
Telephone 605-773-4678; 605-77 
Fax 605-773-7183  
Email Jim.Valnes@state.sd.us; Janet.Lehmkuhl@state.sd.us
Website http://www.state.sd.us/social/tanf 
IT Contact
Name Geraldine Ray 
Address BIT - Bureau of Information and Telecommunications
700 Governors Drive
Pierre    SD    57501  
Telephone 605-773-3984  
Fax 605-773-5806  
Email Geraldine.Ray@state.sd.us
Website http://www.state.sd.us\bit\index.htm 

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