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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 201 - Voluntary commitment to a mental health inpatient unit 302 - Emergency involuntary commitment to a mental health inpatient unit 303 - 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 404 - Commitment by Relative (MR) 406 - Civil Court Commitment (MR) PERTINENT REGULATIONS OF PUBLIC WELFARE TITLE 55 2380 - Adult Training Facility 2390 - Vocational Facilities 11
2600 - Personal Care Homes 4226 - Early Intervention Services 4300 - County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Fiscal Manual 6400 - Community Homes for Individuals with Mental Retardation 6500 - Family Living Homes 6600 - Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICFs/MR) 12