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General Information
Application Name Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System 
Application Acronym SACWIS 
State OHIO 
ACF Region Region V 
Federal Program Child Welfare Program 
Profile Last Updated 9/16/2004 15:39:3 

State Information
Administration State Supervised, County Administered 
Additional State Programs   
Responsible Program Agency Ohio Department of Job and Family Services/Office of Children and Families 
Responsible System Agency Ohio Department of Job and Family Services/Office of Mgt. Info. Services 
Other Contributing Agencies   

Application Information
Maintained By State Maintained 
Development Source Custom 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Design 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational TBD 
Functional Description *Intake-This function consists of processing referrals for service, conducting and investigation, and assessing the need for service. *Eligibility Mgt.-This function consists of determining programs for which funding support is available for clients receiving services. Program eligibility may include funding for foster care/adoption payments and determining the type of program that will allow a client to receive Medicaid coverage. This function is usually initiated sometime during the Intake Function. *Case mgt.-this function entails the preparation of service plans, determining whether the Agency can provide the services, authorizing the provision of services, and managing the delivery of those services. *Resource Mgt.-This function supports the maintenance and the monitoring of information on an array of service providers, including prevention programs, placement of services, and fosters care providers. *Court Processing-this function encompasses an array of legal activities and documentation procedures involving judicial events requiring action on the part of the State agency./ *Financial Mgt.-This function tracks and manages financial transactions. It may be part of the SACWIS itself or may be an automated interface to a department or statewide financial system. *Administration-this function incorporates procedures for ensuring support for efficient management, as well as reliable and accurate operation of the system. *Interfaces-This function creates an electronic link between the child welfare and other systems, to receive, transmit, and verify case and client information. 
Interfaces the Electronic-Integrated Case Mgt. System (eICMS)will serve as a front-end to the SACWIS system. All client demographic data will be entered into eICMS and then passed to the Client Registry Information System-Enhanced (CRIS-E) to determine eligible benefits. This information can be tetrieved and updated through SACWIS. SACWIS will build interfaces with SETS, CRIS-E, and MMIS. 
No. of System Users 5,000 Plus 
No. of Clients Served TBD 
Certifications/Assessments   
Application Future Plans SACWIS is targeted to meet the Federal SACWIS requirements as outlined in ACF action transmittal No. ACF-OISM-001. 
Other Relevant Information   

Contractor Usage
Planning Dynamics Research Corporation 
Implementation Dynamics Research Corporation 
Operations TBD 
Monitoring TBD 
Other   

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Single Database 
Type of Platform Other 
Hardware Platform SUN 
Operating System SOLARIS 
Languages JAVA; XML 
DBMS Oracle 

Programs and Services Information
Other Programs and Services Supported (Note: Check boxes below are images that are for information purposes and not real controls)
checked boxAdoption checked boxAdult Protective Services unchecked boxChild Care
unchecked boxChild Care Licensing unchecked boxChild Care Resource Referral unchecked boxChild Care Subsidy
checked boxChild Family Services checked boxChild Protective Services unchecked boxChild Support Enforcement
checked boxChild Welfare unchecked boxEmployment Services unchecked boxFamily Preservation Support
unchecked boxFood Stamp checked 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    

Contact Information
Program Contact
Name Nancy Deroberts-Moore 
Address 4200 E. Fifth Avenue
2nd Floor
Columbus    OH    43219  
Telephone 614-466-7233  
Fax 614-728-9678  
Email derobn@odjfs.state.oh.us
Website   
IT Contact
Name Kimberley Liston 
Address 4200 E. Fifth Ave
 
Columbus    OH    43219  
Telephone 614-466-2303  
Fax 614-752-6815  
Email listok@odjfs.state.oh.us
Website www.jfs.ohio.gov 

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