CWDS Glossary
The CWDS Glossary includes a List of Acronyms and defined terms captured from various models, reports, and other artifacts pertaining to the Child Welfare System – California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES) Project. The Glossary standardizes terms used across the various project disciplines; each term is defined with its meaning specific to the project domain.
The State may update the CWDS Glossary at any time. Any questions please contact CWDS Communications.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Civil Penalty
A fine assessed by the Licensing Agency against the licensee or unlicensed operator of a facility for failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Classification
The action of categorizing people, things, ideas or objects into groups so that they are recognized, differentiated, and understood.
Client
The identified children receiving Child Welfare Services and any person associated with that child who is also identified.
Client and Service Information System (CSI)
Collects client-level service utilization data about California's county mental health programs.
Client Death Reporting
Internal application is used to record client deaths that occur in a State licensed facility.
Client Index Number (CIN)
The primary key of California’s Tracking Recipients Across California (TRAC) system. The number is supplied from the data created in the Statewide Client Index (SCI).
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a comprehensive collection of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the U.S. federal government. It's essentially the rulebook for how the government operates and how various laws are implemented.
Coding Accuracy Support System (CASS)
CASS™ enables the Postal Service™ to evaluate the accuracy of address matching software programs in the following areas: 5-digit coding, ZIP + 4/ delivery, point (DP) coding, Carrier route coding, DPV® or DSF2®, LACSLink®, SuiteLink®, eLOT®, RDI™
Coding Accuracy Support System Certified (CASS Certified)
CASS certification is offered to all mailers, service bureaus, and software vendors that would like the United States Postal Service to evaluate the quality of their address-matching software and improve the accuracy of their ZIP+4, carrier route, and five-digit coding.
Coexistent County
A designation of a county that has chosen to operate CWS/CMS in a shared LAN, open systems environment. Coexistent counties may connect other county systems to CWS/CMS and may install other county applications on CWS/CMS workstations. Coexistent counties share responsibility for problem resolution, configuration management and other local operation and maintenance services with the PMO. Coexistent counties agreed to use the CWS/CMS client presentation suite of applications, but they still retain the responsibility for the maintenance of related operating hardware used by the CWS/CMS application network infrastructure.