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1 Colasanti Consortium Topic: Acronyms and Other Terms You Need to Know Content Area: A List of Acronyms and their Definitions Unfortunately, the Pennsylvania mental retardation system has a language all its own that often is foreign to consumers and families because it uses a language called acronyms. Hopefully, the following acronyms and their definitions will provide the necessary translations to better understand what the system is trying to say: A AAA AAC AAIDD - Area Agency on Aging, State/Local - Augmentative and Alternative Communication - American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (formerly AAMR American Association on Mental Retardation) AAPD - American Association of People with Disabilities ABI - Acquired Brain Injury ACAP - Adult Community Autism Program ACLD - Association for Children with Learning Disabilities ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act ADL - Activities of Daily Living ADS - Adult Day Services ADT - Adult Developmental Training ADTF - Adult Development Training Facility (also called ATF) AE - Administrative Entity (County MH/MR Offices) AE - Adult Education AEIC - Advocates for Early Intervention Coalition AFSCME - American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees AHEDD - Association for Habilitation & Employment of Developmentally Disabled AJIDD - American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities ALAW - Autism Living and Working ANCOR - American Network of Community Options and Resources AOD - Administrator on Duty APS - Adult Protective Services 1

2 APS - Approved Private Schools (for special education students) (The) Arc - MR advocacy & provider group (formerly the Association for Retarded Citizens) AS - Aspergers Syndrome (associated with the Autism Spectrum Disorder) ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder AT - Assistive Technology ATF - Adult Training Facility B BAS - Bureau of Autism Services BFO - Bureau of Financial Operations (auditing for DPW) BHA - Bureau of Hearings and Appeals (DPW) BOD - Board of Directors BSC - Behavioral Specialist Consultant BSU - Base Service Unit (where intake into the system is done) BVS - Blindness and Visual Services BWE - Blind Work Expenses C C & E - Consultation and Education CAO - County Assistance Office CASSP - Child and Adolescent Service System Program CCEI - Committee for Cohesive Early Interventions Systems CCRS - Consolidated Community Reporting System (a state report) CDF - Community Development Fund, Federal/HUD CE - Competitive Employment CE - Contingent Exclusion CH - Community Homes/6400 regulations CHARGE - Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and the Environment CHIP - Children s Health Insurance Program CIE - Community Integrated Employment CLA - Community Living Arrangement (MR residential group home) CM - Case Manager (Supports Coordinator) 2

3 CRMRS - Community Residential Mental Retardation Services CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Federal (formerly HCFA) COLA - Cost of Living Adjustment (inflationary increase) County MH/MR PAAP the County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program Administrators Association of PA CP - Cerebral Palsy CQ - Continuous Quality Improvement (Outcome Measurement) CRF - Community Residential Facility CS - Community Supports CWIC - Community Work Incentives Coordinator D DCP - Direct Care Professional DD - Developmental Disability DDA - Disabilities Discrimination Act DDC - Developmental Disability Council, State DDPC - Developmental Disabilities Planning Council DER - Department of Environmental Resources DIA - Disabilities in Action (State/Philadelphia Advocacy Organization) DLI - Department of Labor and Industry, State & Regional Offices DLP - Disabilities Law Project (Federal Law Project to protect PA Consumers) DRN - Disabilities Rights Network (advocacy group headed by attorneys) DOA - Department of Aging, State/Local DOH - Department of Health DOL - Department of Labor DPC - Disability Policy Collaboration DPE - Department of Public Education DPW - Department of Public Welfare DRN - Disability Rights Network E ED - Emotional Disturbance EDL - Everyday Lives 3

4 ECAP - Early Childhood Accountability in Pennsylvania EI - Early Intervention EI HB - Early Intervention Home Based EIPA - Early Intervention Providers Association EITA - Early Intervention Technical Assistance EMP - Employment EPA - Environmental Protection Association EPSDT - Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostics and Training ES - Employment Security ESY - Extended School Year (for special education students) F FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education FBA - Functional Behavioral Assessment FBVR - Facility Based Vocational Rehabilitation/2390 regulations FC - Facilitated Communication FD/FSS - Family Driven/Family Support Services (same as FSS except families choose the services they want to purchase ) FFEIS - Family Focused Early Intervention System FFP - Federal Financial Participation (federal match to state dollars) FHA - Fair Housing Act, Federal FIAT - Financial Implementation Advisory Team FL - Family Living/6500 regulations FLP - Family Living Provider FSS - Family Support Services, Federal (assistance in specific categories to families of persons with MR) FY - Fiscal Year (The fiscal year for state and county government is July 1 to June 30 and October 1 to September 30 for the federal government) H HB - House Bill HCBW - Home & Community Based Waiver (also called 2176 Waiver) HCQU - Health Care Quality Unit 4

5 HCSIS - Home & Community Based Services Information System (DPW/OMR database) HHS - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Federal HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HRD - Human Resource Development (recruitment and retention of staff) HRP - Health Risk Profile HSDF - Human Services Development Fund, Federal/State HUD - Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal/Regional I I&E - Income & Expenditure Report (state fiscal report) IACC - Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee IB - Individual Budget ICC - Interagency Coordinating Council (refers to Early Intervention) ICF/DA - Intermediate Care Facility/Drug and Alcohol ICF/MH - Intermediate Care Facility/Mental Health ICF/MR - Intermediate Care Facility/Mental Retardation ID - Intellectual Disabilities IT - Interdisciplinary Team IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Federal IEP - Individualized Education Plan, Federal/State (Education) IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan IGT - Intergovernmental Transfer IHP - Individualized Habilitation Plan IM - Incident Management IM4Q - Independent Monitoring for Quality IOC - Inspection of Care IP - Individual Plan IPP - Individualized Program Plan IRRC - Independent Regulatory Review Commission IRWE - Impairment Related Work Expenses ISO - Intermediary Service Organization ISP - Individual Supports Plan 5

6 IT - Information Technology ITQ - Invitation to Qualify (merged into PQ Provider Qualifications) IU - Intermediate Unit (a local provider of special education services) IWRP - Individual Written Rehabilitation Plan, State J JCAHO - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations L L&I - Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry LBFC - Legislative Budget and Finance Committee LEA - Local Education Agency (school district) LF - Life Sharing (a residential arrangement) LICC - Local Interagency Coordinating Council (refers to Early Intervention) LOC - Level of Care LRB - Legislative Reference Bureau LRE - Least Restrictive Environment, Federal/State (Education) LRM - Legislative Reference Manual LTC - Long-Term Care M MA - Medical Assistance, Federal/State MAAC - Medical Assistance Advisory Council MAR - Medication Administration Review MDT - Multidisciplinary Team Evaluation MH - Mental Health MHA - Mental Health Association MHASP - Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania MH/MR - Mental Health/Mental Retardation MR - Mental Retardation MRT - Medical Review Team MYP - Multi-Year Plan 6

7 N NAMI - National Association for Mental Illness NASDDDS - National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services NASW - National Association of Social Workers NGA - National Governors Association NICHQ - National Initiative for Children s Healthcare Quality NOD - National Organization on Disabilities NOREP - Notice of Recommended Educational Placement NRA - National Rehabilitation Association (Professional Organization) O OADLC - Older Adult Daily Living Centers OAPSA - Older Adults Protective Services Act OBRA - Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Plan, State OCDEL - Office of Childhood Development and Early Learning OCR - Office of Civil Rights OCS - Office of Developmental Programs Consulting System OCYF - Office of Children, Youth and Families (DPW) ODEP - Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. DOL ODP - Office of Developmental Programs (formerly OMR) ODR - Office for Dispute Resolution OLTL - Office of Long Term Living (formerly the Office of Social Programs) OMAP - Office of Medical Assistance Programs, DPW OMH - Office of Mental Health, DPW OMHSAS - Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services OMR - Office of Mental Retardation, DPW (now, the Office of Developmental Programs) OMR/PAC - Office of Mental Retardation Planning Advisory Committee (now, the ODP/PAC) OS - Other Services OSEP - Office of Special Education Programs 7

8 OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Association OSP - Office of Social Programs, DPW OVR - Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, State/District Offices P PA - Positive Approaches PA Bull - Pennsylvania Bulletin PAL - Preparation for Adult Life PA Plus - Supplemental questions that accompany the Supports Intensity Scale PAR - Pennsylvania Association of Resources for Autism and Intellectual Disabilities, State Provider Organization PARF - Pennsylvania Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, State Provider Organization PATF - PA Assistive Technology Foundation PaTTAN - Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PDE) PCCD - PA Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (Advocacy and Education Organization) PCH - Personal Care Homes (2600 regulations) PCP - Person Centered Plan PCPA - Pennsylvania Community Providers Association, State Provider Organization PDA - Pennsylvania Department of Aging PDD - Pervasive Developmental Disorder PDD-NOS - Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified PDE - Pennsylvania Department of Education PennDOT - Pennsylvania Department of Transportation P/FDS - Person/Family Directed Supports Waiver PHEAA - Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency PIAT - Pennsylvania Institute of Assistive Technology PLF - Private Licensed Facility (only state funds; no federal matching dollars) PP&A - Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy, State/Regional (changed to Disability Rights Network of PA) 8

9 PPG - Program Policy Guidelines (guidelines that the Governor develops that all program offices are to follow) PPRT - Positive Practices Resource Team PQ - Provider Qualifications PROMISe - Provider Reimbursement & Operation Management Information System PRR - Program Revision Request PUNS - Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services Q QDWI - Qualified Disabled and Working Individuals Program QA - Quality Assurance QI - Quality Improvement QM - Quality Management QMRP - Qualified Mental Retardation Professional R REC - Recreation Respite - Care of individual while parents/family take time off RFP - Request for Proposal/Grants RRA - Regulatory Review Act RR - Recruitment and Retention RSA - Residential Services Aide RSAS - Residential Services Aide Supervisor RSANS - Residential Services Aide Night Supervisor RSM - Residential Services Manager RSS - Residential Services Supervisor RSW - Residential Services Worker S SB - Senate Bill SC - Supports Coordinator (formerly known as Case Manager) SCHIP - State Children s Health Insurance Program SE - Supported Employment 9

10 SEA - State Educational Agency SEP - Supported Employment Program SGA - Substantial Gainful Activity SICC - State Interagency Coordinating Council (refers to Early Intervention) SIL - Support for Independent Living SILC - State Independent Living Council SIS - Supports Intensity Scale SKN - Special Kids Network Systems SL - Supported Living SLP - Supported Living Program SOD - Supervisor on Duty SS - Social Security SSA - Social Security Administration, Federal/Local Offices SSBG - Social Services Block Grant SSD - Services and Supports Directory (DPW/ODP database) SSDI - Social Security Disabilities Insurance SSI - Supplemental Security Income, Federal/State SVE - Supportive Employment T TA - Technical Assistance TAA - Therapeutic Activity Aide TAS - Therapeutic Activity Services TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TASH - The Association for the Severely Handicapped (Advocacy and Education Organization) TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury TEACCH - Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication-Handicapped Children TIEP - Transition School-Work IEP, Federal (Education) TSM - Targeted Service Management 10

11 U UCC - Uniform Construction Code UCP - United Cerebral Palsy (Advocacy, Support, Provider and Education Organization) UM - Unit Manager V VF/EA-FMS - Vendor Fiscal/Employer Agent Fiscal Management Services VI - Visual Impairment Voc Rehab - Vocational Rehabilitation W WIA - Work Incentives Act WID - World Institute on Disability (International Advocacy, Education and Research Organization) WIPA - Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Project WL - Waiting list Wraparound - Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services NUMERICAL COMMITMENT CODES Voluntary commitment to a mental health inpatient unit Emergency involuntary commitment to a mental health inpatient unit Extended involuntary commitment (up to 20 days) to a mental health inpatient unit 304B - Court-ordered involuntary commitment to a mental health inpatient unit 304C - Court-ordered involuntary commitment to mental health outpatient services Commitment by Relative (MR) Civil Court Commitment (MR) PERTINENT REGULATIONS OF PUBLIC WELFARE TITLE Adult Training Facility Vocational Facilities 11

12 Personal Care Homes Early Intervention Services County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Fiscal Manual Community Homes for Individuals with Mental Retardation Family Living Homes Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICFs/MR) 12