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General Information
Application Name System for the Enforcement and Recovery of Child Support 
Application Acronym SEARCHS 
State MONTANA 
ACF Region Region VIII 
Federal Program Child Support Enforcement Program 
Profile Last Updated 10/6/2004 15:11:2 

State Information
Administration State Administered 
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Responsible Program Agency The Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED) 
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Maintained By State Maintained 
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Application Status Operational 
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Functional Description State employees deliver the Montana CSE program services through five regional field offices. The division is organized into four bureaus: administrative, field services, legal services, and law judges. Montana is an administrative State for CSE and therefore does not rely on external judges for case establishment functions. Payment processing for child support collections is performed at the central office level in Helena. State employees of the CSED perform the intake or locate, case establishment, and case maintenance functions for the CSE program in Montana. The intake function is performed to gather information to provide child support services, and the locate function is performed to locate the absent parent.The financial functions for CSED are carried out by the payment processing unit and include interfaces with both the State accounting system and the internal financial section. 
Interfaces SEARCHES interfaces with two major systems: MTPRRIME and The Economic Assistance Management System (TEAMS).The financial functions for CSED are carried out by the payment processing unit and include interfaces with both the State accounting system and the internal financial section.External InterfacesDOJ (Probation, Family, Juvenile)Revenue (IRS, tax)Medicaid SSA Food Stamps (FAMIS)DMVDOL (wage rept, new hires, VIB,State Payroll sys. - fiscalState General Assistance Progs.Local Benefits Issuance Dept. of Corrections Law EnforcementFinancial InstitutionsVendor systems (process, coll/disb front-end systems, finger imaging)State Lottery systemVital StatisticsState TreasuryPublic UtilitiesNational directory of new hires (NDNH)Federal Case Registry Federal Parent Locate ServiceCSENET ( child support enforcement network)Tax Refund Offset systemEnumeration Verification System (ACFEVS to SSAEVS )credit reporting bureauState dept of health, vital statistics 
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No. of Clients Served Montana CSED collects nearly $42 million in child support payments annually and there approximately 40,000 active cases. 
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Hardware and Software Environment
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Hardware Platform MVS/OS-operating platformMVS COBOL-language 
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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 unchecked 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
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Contact Information
Program Contact
Name Lonnie J Olson 
Address 3075 N Montana
Ste 112
Helena    MT    59620-2943 
Telephone 406-444-3338  
Fax 406-444-1370  
Email lolson@state.mt.us
Website http://www.dphhs.state.mt.us/ 
IT Contact
Name Jean Truyter 
Address 3075 N Montana
Ste 112
Helena    MT    59620-2943 
Telephone 406-444-5743  
Fax 406-444-1370  
Email jtruyter@state.mt.us
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