Client Information

Use this procedure to record customer information.
Note: If a new household member is populated from RDE or CommonHelp during a Renewal or Report Change, you must add them to the case before moving to the next page. If you click Next before adding the individual(s), the error message “DC4197: All individual records need to be processed before moving to the next screen” will appear.

Process Steps:

The Client Information page displays.

  1. Review the customer information displayed.

  2. In the Search Client Information section (only displays during Intake / Screening and while adding customers), you can:

 

Use the Search Client Information section to search for a customer by their SSN or Customer #. If a match is found the customer's information will auto-populate in the Demographic Information section.

 

  1. In the Client Name section:

  1. In the Demographic Information section:

 

For child care waitlist converted cases, enter the correct Gender and DOBGender defaults to Unknown and the DOB defaults to 01/01/1900 for some converted cases. Do not assume the correct Gender or DOB is selected for the customer.

 

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By clicking  the “Verify Client” button, the VaCMS will connect to the Federal Hub to confirm the customer's Social Security number and date of birth. The verification date will be populated in the Federal Hub Verification Date field.  

Verify Client only pertains to MA applications, and is only used when first name, last name, DOB, and SSN fields are completed.

 

  1. In the Client Address if different from case address:

 

A locality lookup is required the first time an address is entered. The locality lookup consists of the VaCMS recommending the proper locality [Federal Information Processing System (FIPS)] based on the household’s address.

After a lookup is completed once, the worker can bypass the locality lookup and manually enter the locality code by selecting No in the Is the locality lookup required? dropdown menu.

 

 

    1. Click Validate Address / Get Locality.

  1. In the Other Information section:

  2. Click Next.

Results of the Procedure:

The customer information is recorded.


Updated 04/25/2016