Division of Child Support (DCS)
Created on:
Dec 06 2016
- What are the Division of Child Support (DCS) interfaces?
- How often do the Division of Child Support (DCS) interfaces run?
- What information does ACES receive from the Division of Child Support (DCS)?
- Online Processing
- Mainframe Processing
See ACES Screens and Online Pages for an example of pages or screens used in this chapter.
What are the Division of Child Support (DCS) interfaces?
ACES interfaces with Division of Child Support (DCS) to exchange information related to:
- Non-custodial parents,
- Child support payments,
- Health insurance coverage,
- Paternity, and
- New employment listings (New Hires File).
How often do the Division of Child Support (DCS) interfaces run?
ACES sends and receives interface information at varying times throughout the month.
The DCS New Hires File is processed weekly in ACES.
What information does ACES receive from the Division of Child Support (DCS)?
ACES receives information from DCS about:
- Updated non-custodial parent addresses,
- Medical insurance coverage of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Assistance Unit members, and
- Child support payment collections information
ACES also receives the New Hires File from DCS.
Online Processing
- What information does ACES send to the Division of Child Support (DCS)?
- What alerts are generated from the Division of Child Support (DCS) interfaces?
What information does ACES send to the Division of Child Support (DCS)?
ACES sends DCS information about:
- Newly approved Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) AUs,
- Added persons to TANF AUs,
- Newly terminated TANF AUs,
- Children receiving Concurrent Benefits Dual TANF,
- TANF AUs for a child suddenly deprived of parental support (such as one of the parents moving out of the home),
- Any new non-custodial parent(s) added to the Non-Custodial Parent page,
- Approval, denial or updates to the Good Cause field on the Non-Custodial Parent page, and
- TANF recipient changes,
What alerts are generated from the Division of Child Support (DCS) interfaces?
ACES generates the following alerts for the specific situation:
- Discrepant data received:
- Excess child support amounts:
- Address matches of the non-custodial parent with the TANF client:
- New Hires:
- ACES runs a check for any cross matches between the Social Security Numbers listed on the DCS New Hires File and the clients listed in ACES. If a match is found, Alert 287 - CLIENT APPEARS HIRED IN THE LAST 30-45 DAYS is generated.
Mainframe Processing
- What information does ACES send to the Division of Child Support (DCS)?
- What alerts are generated from the Division of Child Support (DCS) interfaces?
What information does ACES send to the Division of Child Support (DCS)?
ACES sends DCS information about:
- Newly approved Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) AUs,
- Added persons to TANF AUs,
- Newly terminated TANF AUs,
- Children receiving Concurrent Benefits Dual TANF,
- TANF AUs for a child suddenly deprived of parental support (such as one of the parents moving out of the home),
- Any new non-custodial parent(s) added to the NCPS screen,
- Approval, denial or updates to the Good Cause Ind field on the NCPS screen, and
- TANF recipient changes
What alerts are generated from the Division of Child Support (DCS) interfaces?
ACES generates the following alerts for the specific situation:
- Discrepant data received:
- Excess child support amounts:
- Address matches of the non-custodial parent with the TANF client:
- New Hires:
- ACES runs a check for any cross matches between the Social Security Numbers listed on the DCS New Hires File and the clients listed in ACES. If a match is found, Alert 287 - CLIENT APPEARS HIRED IN THE LAST 30-45 DAYS is generated.
See ACES Screens and Online Pages for an example of pages or screens used in this chapter.