Children’s Identity Management

46th Annual IT Solutions Management for Human ServicesSan Diego, CAOctober 5th – 9th, 2013

Wh

y W

ork To

geth

er:

• Economics / Prevention– 80% factor

• Quality Decision Making– Reunification – Resources– Terminations

• Early identification is key– 80% had contact– 40% (30 day) contact

Supports fo

r Workin

g

Togeth

er

Legislative:• Adoption and SAFE Families Act of 1997• Fostering connections to Success and

Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

Policy:• Safeguarding Child Support Information

Final Rule; 10-12• ACF Joint Informational Memorandum;

07-06• ACF Informational Memorandum; 12-02

Qu

ick Facts

• Children in Foster Care: 500,000 +

• Children in CSE Program: 15.7 cases / 22 million *

• Average Monthly foster care payment - $648/child

• Collections: $31.6 Billion / $961 million

• 1/2 to 2/3 children come from father absent homes

• Poverty – child Poverty 23% / 26% under 3 years

Log

istics

• Access / Laws – Confidentiality

• Understanding – Budgeting vs. resources

• Structure of Programs:– County / State– Branches of Government

• Platforms

Hum

an S

erv

ice

Coord

inatio

n

• Common Cases with Child Welfare– TANF– Medicaid / CHIP– SNAP 34%– Child Support

What d

oes C

hild

Support B

ring to

the Ta

ble

• Caseload:– Numbers

• Data points: 250 and counting– Social Security Number validation– Interstate– Licensing– Labor– Vital statistics

• Duration:– 0 – 18 years +– Both Parents +– Fatherhood Services– Outreach

Sh

are

d G

oals

CWReduce placements

Increase permanency

(time and numbers)

Reunification

Father involvement

Relative resources

Improved Adoptions

CSIncome Stability

Father involvement

Identification of parents

Better orders

Improved collections

Curre

nt P

roce

sses fo

r Sharin

g

• SPLS– Manual process– Access to FPLS

• State Level Matching– Referrals– Case processing

Fed

era

l Pilot P

roje

ct

Putting the Pieces to Action• Workgroup established• Joint guidance issued• Pilot child welfare access to FPLS

data

Back G

rou

nd

• Child Welfare agencies currently have access to the FPLS through their IV-D agency

• State informational / SPLS still a route

• Allowing child welfare agencies to go directly to the SSP will:– Cut out the Middle man (IV-D

agency)– Avoid delays in requesting and

receiving data– Offer real time access to some FPLS

SS

P A

pp

licatio

ns

• Online Locate– Allows users to directly request

locate information from the FPLS for child welfare cases

– Responses are limited and do not include all locate information available on the FPLS

• FCR Query– Enables users to obtain active IV-D

cases and personal information associated with an SSN on the Federal Case Registry (FCR)

State determines who should have access to SSP Network – 2 Option

– Same SSP Proxy as Child Support– New SSP Proxy and VPN connectivity

Setup– Technical Assistance

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ity

Next S

tep

s:

• Addresses– Purpose and legal authorities– Data elements, decryption and

access– State retention and Disposition– Security

• Training– User guidelines– Webinars

• Evaluation• During pilot• Post pilot

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• Indiana– Staffing issues on CSE side– Goals: Improve access to locate for

CW– Access to data guides and multiple

agency infrastructure

• Arizona– State CW Agency requested– Goals: less requests for IVB/IVE for

locate– Proxy server adjustments

• Oklahoma– State level concerns for CA Agency– Goals: improved access to

information and Reduced placements– Opened communication

• District of Columbia– Improve collaboration between

CW/CS– Goals: guideline permanency,

increase alternate placements, speedier adoptions, improve foster placement

– Improving conversation

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Alisha A. Griffin,IV-D DirectorNew Jersey Office of Child Support

alisha.griffin@dhs.state.nj.us609-361-2781