DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

DEFUNCT AGENCIES


ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Under Office of Adult and Family Services within Community Services Administration, this unit was incorporated into Community-Based Services in March 1997.

ATTENDANT CARE PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Under Office of Adult Services, last met in 1996.

BUREAU OF PLANNING, BUDGET, & PROCUREMENT
Under Family Investment Administration, abolished July 1, 2002; functions assigned to other bureaus under Office of Work Opportunities.

CENTRAL SERVICES
Under Social Services Administration, renamed Budget and Central Services in Aug. 1997.

CERTIFIED ADULT RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM
Under Office of Adult and Family Services within Community Services Administration, this unit in March 1997 became part of Home-Based Services.

CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Under Social Services Administration, merged with Family Services to form In-Home Services in 1997.

CLIENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
Under Office of Information Management, renamed Department of Human Resources Information Systems Center in Sept. 1999.

COLLECTION PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES DIVISION
Under Child Support Enforcement Administration, functions absorbed into Technical Assistance Division in 1999.

DISABILITY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Under Family Investment Administration, reorganized as Medical Assistance Operations in 1998.

DIVISION OF INNOVATION
Under Planning, Legislation, and Innovation, this division was disbanded in 1996.

DIVISION OF PLANNING
Under Planning, Legislation, and Innovation, this division was disbanded in 1996.

DIVISION OF POLICY & REGULATIONS
Under Family Investment Administration, functions dispersed to Bureau of Research and Legislation, and Bureau of Policy and Training in Sept. 1998.

DIVISION OF PROGRAM & SYSTEMS SUPPORT
Under Family Investment Administration, renamed Bureau of Systems Development and Management in Sept. 1998.

DIVISION OF TRAINING & STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Under Family Investment Administration, functions absorbed by Bureau of Policy and Training in Sept. 1998.

FAMILY SERVICES
Under Social Services Administration, merged with Child Protective Services in 1997 to form In-Home Services.

HOMELESS SERVICES
Under Community Services Administration, renamed Shelter, Nutrition, and Service Program in 1998.

IN-HOME AIDE SERVICES
Under Office of Adult and Family Services within Community Services Administration, this unit in March 1997 became part of Home-Based Services.

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Under Family Investment Administration, renamed Office of Administrative Services and Quality Control in Sept. 1998.

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Under Social Services Administration, renamed Office of Management Services in Aug. 1997.

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES & QUALITY CONTROL
Under Family Investment Administration, renamed Office of Administrative Services and Continuous Improvement in Oct. 1998.

OFFICE OF ADULT & FAMILY SERVICES
Under Community Services Administration, renamed Office of Adult Services in Jan. 1999.

OFFICE OF AUTOMATION
Under Social Services Administration, moved to Office of Technology for Human Services and renamed Maryland Children's Electronic Social Services Information Exchange (MD CHESSIE) Project Office in Feb. 2001.

OFFICE OF CENTRAL COLLECTIONS & DISBURSEMENT
Under Child Support Enforcement Administration, renamed Office of Collection Management in 2000.

OFFICE OF CHILD-PLACEMENT RESOURCES
Under Social Services Administration, in 1996, Office functions were reassigned to Office of Administrative Services.

OFFICE OF COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT
Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration, renamed Office of Central Collections and Disbursement in 1999.

OFFICE OF COMMUNITY & VOLUNTEER SERVICES
Disbanded in January 2003.

OFFICE OF CONSTITUENT SERVICES
Disbanded in January 2003.

OFFICE OF CORPORATE & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Renamed Office of Corporate and Community Services in March 1999.

OFFICE OF CORPORATE & COMMUNITY SERVICES
Reorganized as Office of Corporate Services in Jan. 2000.

OFFICE OF CORPORATE SERVICES
Disbanded in January 2003.

OFFICE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE & PRIVATIZATION
Under Child Support Enforcement Administration, reformed as Privatization Project.

OFFICE OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Under Operations, renamed Office of Employment and Program Equity in Jan. 1999.

OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT & SUPPORT SERVICES
Under Social Services Administration, renamed Office of Administrative Services in 1996.

OFFICE OF FEDERAL FUNDING INITIATIVES
Under Social Services Administration, Office functions were transferred in 1996 to Office of Research, Special Projects, Planning, and Legislation.

OFFICE OF INTERCEPTS & ADJUSTMENTS
Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration, merged in 1996 with Office of Program Initiatives to form Office of Collections Management.

OFFICE OF INTERSTATE OPERATIONS
Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration, merged in 1996 with Office of Service Delivery to form Interstate and Local Services Division under Office of Local Services.

OFFICE OF LOCAL SERVICES
Under Child Support Enforcement Administration, reorganized in 2000 as Office of Systems Support.

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
Under Operations, renamed Office of Human Resource Development and Training in 1996.

OFFICE OF PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION
Under Child Support Enforcement Administration, renamed Planning and Policy.

OFFICE OF PLANNING & PROJECTS MANAGEMENT
Under Social Services Administration, renamed Office of Research, Special Projects, Planning, and Legislation in 1996.

OFFICE OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION
Under Family Investment Administration, reorganized as Office of Policy, Research, and Systems in 1998.

OFFICE OF PROGRAM INITIATIVES
Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration, reorganized in 1996 as Collection Programs and Initiatives Division under Office of Collections Management.

OFFICE OF PROGRAM INNOVATION
Under Family Investment Administration, functions of Office were assumed by Office of Policy Administration in Oct. 1996.

OFFICE OF PROGRAM REVIEW & MONITORING
Under Social Services Administration, Office functions were transferred in 1996 to Office of Research, Special Projects, Planning, and Legislation.

OFFICE OF PROJECT INDEPENDENCE MANAGEMENT
Formerly under Deputy Secretary for Programs and Local Operations, reorganized as Office of Work Opportunities and placed under Family Investment Administration in 1996.

OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Renamed Office of Public Relations in March 1997.

OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
Renamed Office of Communications in May 1999.

OFFICE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE
Under the Family Investment Administration, restructured as Bureau of Continuous Improvement in Sept. 1998.

OFFICE OF RESEARCH, SPECIAL PROJECTS, PLANNING, & LEGISLATION
Under Social Services Administration, renamed Office of Special Services in Aug. 1997.

OFFICE OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
In March 1999, renamed Office of Community and Volunteer Services.

OFFICE OF SERVICE DELIVERY
Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration, merged in 1996 with Office of Interstate Operations to form Interstate and Local Services Division under Office of Local Services.

OFFICE OF VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY SERVICES
Renamed in 2000 as Office of Community and Volunteer Services.

OFFICE OF WORK OPPORTUNITIES
Under Family Investment Administration, renamed Office of Work Opportunities and Field Operations in Oct. 1996.

OFFICE OF WORK OPPORTUNITIES & FIELD OPERATIONS
Under Family Investment Administration, renamed Office of Work Opportunities in Sept. 1998.

OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES: FOSTER CARE
Under Social Services Administration, renamed Out-of-Home Placement Services: Foster Care in 1999.

PLANNING, LEGISLATION, & INNOVATION
In Feb. 1998, reorganized as Planning.

PROGRAMS & OPERATIONS
Renamed Programs in Dec. 1998.

RESPITE CARE PROGRAM
Under Office of Adult and Family Services within Community Services Administration, this unit in March 1997 became part of Home-Based Services.

SOCIAL SERVICES TO ADULTS
Under Office of Adult and Family Services within Community Services Administration, this unit was incorporated into Community-Based Services in March 1997.

WELFARE REFORM OFFICE
Under Family Investment Administration, completed its work in Oct. 1996.

WOMEN'S SERVICES
Under Community Services Administration, renamed Office of Victim Services in Dec. 1999.

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