Title XIX Interface - Glossary for Case Scenario

ACF	Administration for Children and Families
Bi-directional Interface	An interface that can be controlled from either application and can move forward or backward.
DFS	Division of Family Services
DIS	Division of Information Systems
Division of Benefit Programs	A separate division within DSS whose function is eligibility determination for Medicaid (and other benefit programs)
DMAS	Department of Medical Assistance Services
JAD	Joint Application Development
Medicaid	A health care program for poor and disabled Americans (mostly uninsured) and is administered by each state, although funded in part by the U.S. Centers.
MMIS	Medicaid Management Information System
NDSS	Nirvana Department of Social Services
Nirvana	A place or state of oblivion to care, pain, or external reality; in our case study, a fictional state in the US (Similarities to actual states is purely coincidental)
NITD	Nirvana Information Technology Department
NSACWIS	Nirvana State Automated Child Welfare Information System
ORACLE	A popular database product of the ORACLE Corporation
Sequel (SQL)	A database query language
Title IV-A	Title IV-A of the Social Security is the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, formerly ADC or AFDC) Program
Title IV-D	The Title IV-D program of the Social Security Act is a Federal/State partnership whose primary mission is to enforce child support obligations against non-custodial parents.
Title IV-E	Title IV-E of the Social Security Act provides federal reimbursement to states for the costs of children placed in foster homes or other types of out-of-home care under a court order or voluntary placement agreement.
Title XIX	Title XIX of the Social Security Act provides for Medicaid, a health care program for poor and disabled Americans (mostly uninsured) and is administered by each state, although funded in part by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).