Acronyms & Definitions

A
ABA Applied Behavioral Analyst
ACT Assertive Community Teams
ADRC Aging and Disability Resource Centers
AMH Adult Mental Health Services
ANSA Adult Needs and Strength Assessment
APN Advanced Practice Nurse
APOWW Apprehension by Police Officer Without Warrant
APS Adult Protective Services
ARC Now, the ARC. Was Association for Retarded Citizens
ASIST Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
B
BCBA Board Certified Behavioral Analyst
BHLT Behavioral Health Leadership Team (Dallas County led)
BHO Behavioral Health Organization
BMI Body Mass Index
BTC Behavioral Treatment Center
BTS Behavioral Treatment Services
C
C&A Child and Adolescent
CANS Child and Adolescent Needs and Strength Assessment
CARF Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
CASA Court Appointed Special Advocate
CCAM Center for Children with Autism at Metrocare
CCBHC Certified Community Behavioral Health Center
CDDS Career Design Development Services
CDS Consumer Directed Services
CFC Community First Choice
CHDO Community Housing Development Organization
CHIP Children’s Health Insurance Program
CHW Community Health Worker
CIT Crisis Intervention Training (Police)
CLASS Community Living Assistance & Support Services
CLO Community Living Options
CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
COBRA / OBRA (Consolidated) Omnibus Reconciliation Act
COC Continuity of Care
CPS Child Protective Services
CPT Current Procedural Terminology
CQI Continuous Quality Improvement
CRANE Consumer Rights, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
CSHCN Children with Special Health Care Needs
CTI Critical Time Intervention
CVN Cohen Veterans Network
D
DARS Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
DDRTC Dual Diagnosis Residential Treatment Center
Decertification/Decertified State sanction which revokes an HCS or ICF/MR provider’s ability to provide services within the geographic area they have been licensed to serve.
DFPS Department of Family and Protective Services
DID Determination of Intellectual Disability
DSHS Department of State Health Services
Dx Diagnosis
E
EBITDA Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization
ECI Early Childhood Intervention
EDU Eligibility Determination Unit
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EHR Electronic Health Records
ePEP Enhanced Program for Early Psychosis
ePHI Electronic Protected Health Information
F
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FTE Full Time Employee
FWA Fraud, Waste and Abuse
FY Fiscal Year
G
GAL Guardian Ad Litem
GR General Revenue
H
HCS / HCBS Home & Community-based Services (IDD)
HCS-MH Home and Community Based Services (Mental Health)
HHSC Texas Health and Human Services Commission
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HUD US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Hx History
I
ICF-IDD Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions
IDD Intellectual and Developmental Disability
IGT Intergovernmental Transfer
IHFS In Home and Family Support
IPC Individual Plan of Care
ISD Independent School District
ISP Individual Service Plan
IT Information Technology Department
L
LAR Legally Authorized Representative
LBB Legislative Budget Board
LBSW Licensed Bachelor of Social Work
LCBH LifeNet Community Behavioral Health
LCDC Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor
LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LIDDA Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority
LMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
LMSW Licensed Master Social Worker
LMSW Licensed Master Social Worker
LOC Level of Care
LPC Licensed Professional Counselor
LPC Licensed Professional Counselor     (LPC – s is an LPC- supervisor)
LPHA Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts
LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse
M
MA Master of Arts
MAT Medication Assisted Treatment
MCO Managed Care Organization
MH Mental Health
MHFA Mental Health First Aid
MIW Mental Illness Warrant
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MS Master of Science
MVPN Military Veteran Peer Network
NAMI National Alliance on Mental Illness
N
NF Nursing Facility
NIH National Institutes of Health
NTBHA North Texas Behavioral Health Authority
O
OCR Outpatient Competency Restoration
OT Occupational Therapy
P
PAC Planning Advisory Committee
PAC Planning Advisory Council
PASRR Preadmission Screening & Resident Review
PATH Projects for Assistance to Transition from Homelessness
PCP Person – Centered Planning
PDD Pervasive Development Disorder
PDP Person Directed Planning or Person Directed Plan
PDSA Plan Do Study Act
PHI Protected Health Information
PKU Phenylketonuria, a hereditary metabolic disorder which can produce mental retardation
PMAB Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behavior
PO Purchase Order
POC Plan of Care
PRC Professional Review Committee
PSS Peer Support Specialist
PT Physical Therapy
PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Q
QA Quality Assurance
QIDP Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional
QIP Quality Improvement Plan
QM Quality Management
QMHP Qualified Mental Health Professional
R
RFP Request for Proposal
S
SA Service Authorization
SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SASO Service Authorization System Online
SC Service Coordinator
SLP Speech Language Pathologist
SNOP Special Needs Offenders Program
SPN’s Specialty Provider Network
SPT Service Planning Team
SPW STAR+PLUS Waiver
SSA Social Security Administration
SSDI Social Security Disability Income
SSI Supplemental Security Income
SSLC State Supported Living Centers
SSN Social Security number
SUD Substance Use Disorder
Sunset Sunset Advisory Commission
T
TAC Texas Administrative Code
TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TCDD Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
TCM Targeted Case Management
TCOOMMI Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments
TDFPS Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
TDMHMR Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (defunct)
TERRELL OR TSH Terrell State Hospital
TMHP Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership
TRC Texas Rehabilitation Commission
TRR Texas Resilience and Recovery
TWC Texas Workforce Commission
Tx Treatment
TxDOT Texas Department of Transportation
TxHmL Texas Home Living (waiver program)
TYC Texas Youth Commission
U
UA Uniform Assessment
UR Utilization Review
W
WAIS-R Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Revised
WISC Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
WPPSI-R Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale for Intelligence Revised
WRAP Wellness Recovery Action Program
WRAT-R Wide Range Achievement Test – Revised
Y
YES Waiver Youth Empowerment Services

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