Acronym Glossary
| AA | Alcoholics Anonymous |
| AAIDD | American Association of Intellectual Developmental Disabilities |
| ACA | Affordable Care Act: The Affordable Care Act is a health care law that aims to improve our current health care system by increasing access to health coverage for Americans and introducing new protections for people who have health insurance (which is the collective term for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (Pub. L. 111-152)). |
| ACTT | Assertive Community Treatment Team |
| ADA | Americans With Disabilities Act (Federal) |
| ADATC | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center |
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADETS | Alcohol Drug Education Training School |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder |
| ALF | Assisted Living Facility |
| AMP | Average Manufacturer Price |
| AOC | Administrative Office Of The Courts |
| ASANC | Association Of Self-Advocates Of North Carolina |
| ASNC | Autism Society Of North Carolina |
| AWP | Average Wholesale Price |
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| BBA | Balanced Budget Act of 1997 |
| BC/BS | Blue Cross / Blue Shield |
| BHP | Basic Health Program |
| BIANC | Brain Injury Association Of North Carolina |
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| CABHA | Critical Access Behavioral Health Agency |
| CASP | Cross-Area Service Program |
| CASSP | Child And Adolescent Service System Program |
| CC | Closed Captioned |
| CCD | Consortium Of Citizens With Disabilities |
| CCME
CCNC |
The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence: Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) monitor the appropriateness, effectiveness, and quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. They are private contractor extensions of the federal government that work under the auspices of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).Community Care of North Carolina |
| CCT | Comprehensive Crisis Treatment |
| CDT | Continuing Day Treatment |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CFS | Child And Family Services |
| CFAC | Consumer and Family Advisory Committee |
| CFSA-NC | Children and Family Services Association – NC |
| CHAMPUS | Civilian Health And Medical Program of The Uniformed Services |
| CHIP | Children’s Health Insurance Program (federal) |
| CHIPRA | Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 |
| CMS | Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| COA | Council on Accreditation |
| CPE | Certified Public Expenditure |
| CoP | Conditions of Participation |
| CPS | Child Protective Services |
| CQI | Continuous Quality Improvement |
| CST | Community Support Team |
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| DHHS | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service: Large government agency in the U.S. state of North Carolina, somewhat analogous to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The DHHS has more than 19,000 employees. It is headed by a Secretary, who is appointed by the governor. Among its divisions are:Division of Social Services (DSS)
Division of Public Health (DPH) Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) |
| DOA | Division Of Aging |
| DB | Deaf Blind |
| DD | Developmental Disability, Developmentally Delayed |
| DDS | Disability Determination Services |
| DDST | Denver Developmental Screening Test |
| DDTI | Developmental Disabilities Training Institute (UNC-CH) |
| DHHS | NC Department of Health And Human Services |
| DHSR | Division of Health Service Regulation |
| DIRM | Division of Information Resource Management |
| DMA | Division of Medical Assistance |
| DMH/DD/SAS | Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services |
| DOC | Department of Correction |
| DOE | Department of Education (federal) |
| DOJ | Department of Justice (federal) |
| DPH | Division of Public Health |
| DPI | Department of Public Instruction |
| DRA | Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 |
| DSB | Division of Services For The Blind |
| DSDHH | Division of Services For The Deaf And Hard of Hearing |
| DSH | Disproportionate Share Hospital |
| DSS | Department of Social Services (county) Division of Social Services (state) |
| DT | Day Treatment |
| DUR | Drug Utilization Review |
| DWAC | DHHS Waiver Advisory Committee |
| DWI | Driving While Impaired |
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| EANC | Epilepsy Association of North Carolina |
| ECS | Electronic Claim Submission |
| EI | Early Intervention |
| ELP | Essential Lifestyle Plan |
| EMT | Executive Management Team |
| EPSDT | Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis And Treatment |
| EQRO | External Quality Review Organization |
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| FAA | Families As Allies (Affiliate of Federation Of Families) |
| FAS | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FBT | Family-Based Treatment |
| FCAN | Families CAN |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FES | Family Empowerment Scale |
| FFS | Fee-For-Service |
| FMAP | Federal Medical Assistance Percentage |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FPL | Federal poverty level |
| FSN | Family Support Network |
| FUL | Federal Upper Limit |
| GACPD | Governor’s Advocacy Council for Persons With Disabilities |
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| HCBS | Home and Community-Based Services |
| HCFAC | Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control |
| HHA | Home Health Agency |
| HHS | [U.S. Department of] Health and Human Services |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HUD | Department Of Housing And Urban Development |
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| ICF | Intermediate Care Facility |
| ICF-MR/DD | Intermediate Care Facility for Persons With Mental Retardation and Other Developmental Disabilities |
| IDD | Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
| IDEA | Individuals With Disabilities Education Act |
| IEP | Individualized Education Program |
| IFSP | Individual Family Services Plan |
| ILC | Independent Living Center |
| IMT | Intra-departmental Monitoring Team |
| IPRS | Integrated Payment and Reimbursement System |
| IRIS | Incident Response Improvement System |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| IST | Individual Service Team |
| IVC | Involuntary Commitment |
| JJSAMHP | Juvenile Justice Substance Abuse Mental Health Partnership |
| JOBS | Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program (Required Under AFDC) |
| JTPA | Job Training Partnership Act |
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| LCSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker |
| LDA | Learning Disabilities Association of North Carolina |
| LME | Local Management Entity |
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| MAGI | Modified adjusted gross income |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
| MCE | Managed Care Entity4141095000211964 |
| MCO | Managed Care Organization |
| MCT | Mobile Crisis Team |
| MFCU | Medicaid Fraud Control Unit |
| MHA/NC | Mental Health Association of North Carolina |
| MIP | Medicaid Integrity Program |
| MRA | Work First Mutual Responsibility Agreement |
| MSIS | Medicaid Statistical Information System |
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| NA | Narcotics Anonymous |
| NAMI-NC | National Alliance for The Mentally Ill – North Carolina |
| NAMI-CAN | National Alliance for The Mentally Ill – Children & Adolescent Network |
| NCCI | National Correct Coding Initiative |
| NCH | National Coalition for the Homeless |
| NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
| NMHA | National Mental Health Association |
| NPI | National Provider Identifier |
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| OAH | Office of Administrative Hearings |
| ODD | Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
| OIG | Office of Inspector General |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
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| P & A | Protection and Advocacy |
| PARIS | Public Assistance Reporting Information System |
| PBH | The LME formerly named Piedmont Behavioral HealthCare |
| P.L. | Public Law (Federal Law) |
| PCG | Public Consulting Group: an audit company and agent of DHHS |
| PCP | Person Centered Plan |
| PCS | Personal Care Services |
| PDD | Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PHP | Partial Hospitalization Program |
| PI | Program Integrity |
| PICU | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| PIHP | Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan |
| PMPM | Per Member Per Month |
| POC | Plan of Correction |
| PRTF | Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility |
| PSA | Public Service Announcement |
| PTI | Parent Training and Information Centers |
| PTSD | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
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| QHP | Qualified Health Plan |
| QIP | Quality Improvement Plan |
| QPSA | Qualified Professional in Substance Abuse |
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| RAC | Recoupment Audit Companies |
| RCC | Residential Care Center |
| RFP | Request for Proposals |
| RMS | Random Moment Sampling |
| RMSS | Random Moment Sampling System |
| RMTS | Random Moment Time Study |
| RWJ | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
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| SAMHSA | Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration |
| SAU | School Administrative Unit |
| SBA | Spina Bifida Association |
| SBIRT | Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral & Treatment |
| SCFAC | State Consumer and Family Advisory Committee |
| SSA | Social Security Administration |
| SSDI | Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSN | Social Security Number |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
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| TANF | Temporary Aid to Needy Families |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TDD | Telecommunication Device For Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
| TEACCH | Treatment and Education of Autistic Children and Other Communication Handicaps |
| TS | Tourettes Syndrome or Tuberous Sclerosis |
| TFS | Targeted Family Services |
| TCM | Targeted Case Management |
| TTY | Teletext Typewriter Device |
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| UCP | United Cerebral Palsy |
| UM/UR | Utilization Management/Utilization Review |
| UPL | Upper Payment Limit |
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| VA | Veterans Affairs |
| VR | Vocational Rehabilitation |
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| WCH | Women’s and Children’s Health |
| WFB | Work First Benefits |
| WIC | Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children |
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