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General Information
Application Name Client Information System 
Application Acronym CIS 
State ILLINOIS 
ACF Region Region V 
Federal Program TANF Program 
Profile Last Updated 12/13/2001 14:42:0 

State Information
Administration State Administered 
Additional State Programs   
Responsible Program Agency Dept. of Human Services 
Responsible System Agency Dept. of Human Services - Division of Management Information Services 
Other Contributing Agencies IL Dept. of Public Aid 

Application Information
Maintained By State Maintained 
Development Source Custom 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational June 1985 
Functional Description This system provides for the collection of client application & authorization data for eligibility determination for cash, medical; food stamps, system also calculates distribution of benefits/food stamps & produces required notices for clients & reports for staff 
Interfaces Medicaid system, child support system, electronic benefit provider 
No. of System Users Approx 5,000 
No. of Clients Served 1,500,000 (TANF, AABD, MANG, Food Stamp) 
Certifications/Assessments FAMIS Certification March 1988 
Application Future Plans Currently designing a replacement for the CIS system. System being designed as a client/server application using "forte" development tool by Sun Microsystems. 
Other Relevant Information   

Contractor Usage
Planning N/A 
Implementation N/A 
Operations Transactive Corp.; Austin, Texas (Resp. for EBT Processing) 
Monitoring N/A 
Other N/A 

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Single Database 
Type of Platform Distributed 
Hardware Platform Concurrent Mini Computer; IBM 390E Mainframe Computer 
Operating System Concurrent - Reliance; IBM - OS390 
Languages Concurrent-COBOL; IBM-COBOL, TELON 
DBMS DMS; UDB 

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 checked boxEmployment Services unchecked boxFamily Preservation Support
checked 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    

Contact Information
Program Contact
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Address  
 
             
Telephone   
Fax   
Email  
Website   
IT Contact
Name Kathleen Shaw; Manager of Client Services 
Address 100 S. Grand Ave. East
2nd Floor - Harris I
Springfield    IL    62762  
Telephone 217-785-6279  
Fax 217-524-0289  
Email DHS903A@DHS.STATE.IL.US
Website   

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