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General Information
Application Name Service Reporting System 
Application Acronym SRS 
State IOWA 
ACF Region Region VII 
Federal Program Child Care Program 
Profile Last Updated 8/31/2004 11:5:26 

State Information
Administration State Administered 
Additional State Programs Adult Services, State Cases, FC & Adop Home Studies, Targeted Case Management, Family Planning, Decategorization 
Responsible Program Agency Iowa Department of Human Services Agency/Division of BDP-FAC 
Responsible System Agency Iowa Department of Human Services/Division of Data Management 
Other Contributing Agencies Iowa Department of Administrative Services/Information Technology Enterprise 

Application Information
Maintained By State Maintained 
Development Source Transferred 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational 1972 
Functional Description Iowa`s Child Care eligibility determination system. Also, tracks client demographic information. 
Interfaces SRS interfaces with several other state systems. They are: Purchase of Service System (POSS), Iowa Integrated Information system (I3), Iowa Automated Benefit Calculation system (IABC), IM/Serv Worker Information system (WKER), and the State ID generator system. 
No. of System Users 1200 to 1500 
No. of Clients Served approximately 35,000 per year 
Certifications/Assessments Certified for Y2K 
Application Future Plans The Child Care portion of SRS will be replaced with a new Child Care MIS within the next two years. 
Other Relevant Information   

Contractor Usage
Planning   
Implementation   
Operations   
Monitoring   
Other   

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Other 
Type of Platform Single Platform 
Hardware Platform Mainframe/IBM 2066-OA2 (Z800) 
Operating System Z/OS 
Languages COBOL, Assembler- 
DBMS VSAM 

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 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
unchecked boxMedicaid unchecked boxProvider Services unchecked boxTANF
Additional Program or Services Information  Adult Services, State Cases, FC & Adop Home Studies, Family Planning, Targeted Case Management, Decategorization 

Contact Information
Program Contact
Name Robert Schoene 
Address 1305 E Walnut
Hoover State Office Bldg.
Des Moines    IA    50319  
Telephone 515-281-6871  
Fax 515-242-6036  
Email rschoen@dhs.state.ia.us
Website   
IT Contact
Name Joe Finnegan 
Address 1305 E Walnut
Hoover State Office Bldg.
Des Moines    IA    50319  
Telephone 515-281-5126  
Fax 515-281-4597  
Email jfinneg@dhs.state.ia.us
Website   

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