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ac - ro - nym
(ak' ro nim') - The dictionary defines acronym as a word formed from the initial letters of a name or by combining the initial letters or parts of a series of words. The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and its constituents commonly use acronyms as a sort of shorthand version for referring to many of the aspects of its business. For your convenience, the following is a listing of the most commonly used acronyms.
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AAA Area Agency on Aging
AA/HRC Affirmative Action/Human Relations
AAMR American Association on Mental Retardation
AAUAP American Association of University Affiliated Programs
ABSS Applied Behavioral Sciences Specialist
AC Augmentative Communication
ACD Alternate Care Determination
ACDD Accreditation Council on Developmental Disabilities
ACS Administration for Childrens Services
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADC Adult Day Care
ADD Administration on Developmental Disabilities
ADL Activities of Daily Living
AES Adaptive Equipment Specialist
AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AILCNY Association of Independent Living Centers in New York Inc.
ALIA Alliance of Long Island Agencies, Inc.
AMAP Approved Medication Administration Personnel
AOC Administrator on Call
AOD Administrator on Duty
ASFC Agency Sponsored Family Care
AT Assistive Technology
BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services
BOE Board of Education(NYC)
BOV Board of Visitors
CAB Consumer Advisory Board
CADD Computer-Aided Design & Drafting
CAH Care At Home
CAP Client Assistance Program
CAPA Child Abuse Prevention Act
CARE Consumer/Advocate Review and Evaluation
CARF Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
CBO Community Based Organization
CBR Consolidated Budget Report
CBT Competency-Based Training
CBVH Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped
CCF Council on Children & Families
CCM Comprehensive Case Management
CCSI Coordinated Children's Services Initiatives
CDC Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
CDL Commercial Drivers License
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CFR Consolidated Fiscal Report
CFS Children and Family Services (New York State)
CHAS Comprehensive Housing Affordable Strategy
CHHA Certified Home Health Agency
CHIP Children's Health Insurance Program, the federal program that provides funds for state Children's health care such as New York's Child Health Plus
CHP Child Health Plus, New York's health insurance plan for low income children
CI Community Inclusion
CIN Client Identification Number, the number used for Medicaid identification purposes.
CIT Center for Intensive Treatment
CLMHD Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors
CM Case Management
CMCM Comprehensive Medicaid Case Management
CMM Community Minor Maintenance
COIL Coalition on Independent Living
COMPASS Consumerism, Outcome, Management Plan, Agency Self-Survey
CON Certificate of Need
COP Conditions of Participation
COQ Consumer Opinion Questionnaire
CP Cerebral Palsy
C PA Child Protective Agency
CPEP Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program
CPL Criminal Procedure Law
CPSE Committee on Preschool Special Education
CQC Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled
CR Community Residence
CRP Children's Residential Program
CSE Committee on Special Education
CSEA Civil Service Employees Association
CSP Community Services Plan (formerly CSEP)
CSW Certified Social Worker
DA Developmental Aide
DASNY Dormitory Authority of the State New York
DARS Division of Administration &Revenue Support
DC Developmental Center
DD Developmental Disabilities
DDP Developmental Disabilities Profile
DDP4 Developmental Disabilities Profile (Request for Services Form)
DDPC Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
DDSO Developmental Disabilities Services Office
DFA Department of Family Assistance (NY State Dept. that replaced Dept.of Social Services - DSS)
DFTA Department for the Aging (NYC)
DHCR Division of Housing &Community Renewal
DME Durable Medical Equipment
DMHMR Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation &Alcoholism Services (NYC)
DNR Do Not Resuscitate
DOB Division of Budget
DOH Department of Health
DQA Division of Quality Assurance
DRC Diagnostic and Research Clinic
DRG Diagnostic Related Group
DTx Day Treatment
DVA Division of Veterans Affairs
EAP Employee Assistance Program
EBT Electronic Benefit Transfer
ECDC Early Childhood Direction Centers (State Education Department)
ECIA Education Consolidation Improvement Act
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EI Early Intervention
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EISEP Expanded In-Home Services for Elderly Persons
EMOD Environmental Modification
EPSDT Early Periodic Screening &Diagnostic Treatment Program
EO Executive Order
ESDC Empire State Developmental Corporation (NYS)
FA Family Assistance (the NYS time-limited program that replaced AFDC)
FAS Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FC Family Care
FCH Family Care Home
FFC Foster Family Care
FFP Federal Financial Participation
FHA Farmers= Home Administration
FLSA Fair Labor Standards Act
FMS Financial Management System
FOIL Freedom of Information Law
FSS Family Support Services
FSS Federal Salary Sharing
FTE Full Time Equivalent
FFY Federal Fiscal Year
FY Fiscal Year
GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GOER Governor's Office of Employee Relations
GORR Governor's Office of Regulatory Reform
HCBSW Home & Community Based Services Waiver
HCFA Health Care Financing Administration
HCRA Health Care Reform Act (New York State's law that regulates hospitals and health provider funding. It replaced NYPHRM (New York Prospective Hospital Reimbursement Methodologyª).
HHC Health and Hospital Corporation
HHS Health and Human Services
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HMO Health Maintenance Organization
HRA Human Resources Administration (NYC)
HSA Health Systems Agency
HUD Housing and Urban Development
IAC InterAgency Council of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Agencies, Inc. (NYC)
IBR Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities
ICF Intermediate Care Facility
ICF/DD Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled
ICF/MR Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded
IDA Industrial Development Agency
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (federal)
IEP Individualized Education Plan
IFSP Individualized Family ServicePlan
ILC Independent Living Center
IOCC Inter-Office Coordinating Council
IPP Individual Program Plan
IPR Independent Professional Review
IRA Individualized Residential Alternative
IRWE Impairment Related Work Expense
ISE Individualized Service Environment
ISP Individualized Service Plan
ISPM Individual Services Planning Model
ISS Individual Support Services
ISS Information Support Services
IT Interdisciplinary Team
ITT Interdisciplinary TreatmentTeam
IUR Independent Utilization Review
IWRP Individual Written Rehabilitation Plan
JCAH Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals
(There are no acronyms beginning with K at this time.)
LCED Level of Care Eligibility Determination
LD Learning Disability
LDANYS Learning Disabilities Association of New York State
LDSS Local social services district
LGU Local Government Unit
LHA Local Housing Authorities
LHCSA Licensed Home Care Services Agency
LOC Level of Care
LRE Least Restrictive Environment
LSC Life Safety Code
LTHHCP Long Term Home Health Care Program
M/WBE Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise
MA Medicaid
MC Management/Confidential
MCFFA Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency
MCO Managed Care Organization
MDU Multiple Disability Unit
MHL Mental Hygiene Law
MHLS Mental Hygiene Legal Service
MMIS Medicaid Management Information System
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MPDI Minority Professional Development Institute
MRDDAC Mental Retardation &Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council
MRN Minority Regional Network
NASDDDS National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services Inc.
NASPRFMR National Association of Superintendents of Public Residential Facilities for the Mentally Retarded
NF Nursing Facility
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NIA National Institute on Aging
NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
NIDRR National Institute of Disability & Rehabilitation Research
NIE National Institute of Education
NIH National Institutes of Health
NIMBY Not in my back yard
NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
NOD Notice of Determination
NOD Notice of Discipline
NOT Notice of Termination
NP Nurse Practitioner
NPC Neighborhood Preservation Corporation
NPS Non-Personal Services
NYCRO New York City Regional Office
NYCRR New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
NYSARC (formerly, New York State Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc.)
NYSACRA New York State Association of Community and Residential Agencies
NYSCOPBA New York State Correction Officer and Police Benevolent Association
NYSRA New York State Rehabilitation Association
NYSSAC New York State Society for Autistic Citizens
OAA Older Americans Act
OAPwD Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
OASAS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
OBRA Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (federal)
OCFS Office of Children and Family Services within the new DFA
OEOD Office of Equal Opportunity Development
OFT Governor's Office for Technology
OGS Office of General Services
OHCDS Organized Health Care Delivery System
OHSM Office of Health Systems Management
OMCE Organization of Management Confidential Employees
OMH Office of Mental Health
OMRDD Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
OQI Other Qualifying Instrument
OSC Office of the State Comptroller
OSERS Office of Special Education & Rehabilitation Services (federal)
OSES Office for Special Education Services (State Education Department)
OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration
OT Occupational Therapy
OTA Office of Temporary Assistance
OTDA The NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance within the new DFA
OTR Registered Occupational Therapist
PA Physician's Assistant
PA Provider Agreement
PA Public Assistance
PAC Products of Ambulatory Care
PASARR Preadmission Screen and Annual Resident Review
PASS Plan for Achieving Self Support
PAT Personal Adjustment Training
PaySR Payroll System Replacement
P/PM Policy & Procedures Manual
PCP Person Centered Planning
PEF Public Employees Federation
PHSP Prepaid Health Services Plan
PIA Patient Income Account
PIA Personal Incidental Allowance
PISP Preliminary Individualized Service Plan
POCA Plan of Corrective Action
PONSI Program on Non-Collegiate Sponsored Instruction
POP Personal Outcomes Project
PPA Prior Property Approval
PPAC Preferred Physicians and Children
PRWORA Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act
PRI Patient Review Instrument
PS Personal Service
PSA Protective Services for Adults
PT Physical Therapy
PWS Prader-Willi Syndrome
QA Quality Assurance
QCC Quality of Care Commission
QMRP Qualified Mental Retardation Professional
RBTU Regional Behavioral Treatment Unit
RBITU Regional Behavioral Intensive Treatment Unit
R/E Recipient Restriction Exception Code
RFA Request for Application
RFP Request for Proposal
RFS Request for Services
RPC Rural Preservation Corporation
RRTC Rehabilitation Research & Training Center
RSFO Revenue Support Field Office
RSVP Retired Senior Volunteer Program
RUGS Resource Utilization Group System
SAPA State Administrative Procedure Act
SC Service Coordinator
SCA Standards Compliance Analyst
SCP Senior Companion Program
SCIP Strategies for Crisis Intervention & Prevention
SCIP-R Strategies for Crisis Intervention & Prevention-Revised
SD Self Determination
SED State Education Department
SEQRA State Environmental Quality Review Act
SETRC Special Education Training & Resource Center
SFL State Finance Law
SHSC State Health Services Corps.
SILC Statewide Independent Living Council
SLP Speech/Language Pathology
SMP Strategic Management Plan
SNA Safety Net Assistance
SNT Supplemental Needs Trust
SOCR State Operated Community Residence
SOD Statement of Deficiency
SODH State Operated Day Habilitation
SOFA State Office for the Aging
SOICF State Operated Intermediate Care Facility
SOIRA State Operated Individual Residential Alternatives
SP Speech Pathology
SRU Small Residential Unit
SSA Social Security Administration
SSDI Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI Supplemental Security Income
STAR Special Targeted, Abbreviated Review
TABS Tracking and Billing System
TADA Temporary and Disability Assistance (NYS)
TANF Temporary Assistance Needy Families
TASH The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps
TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
TBISCC Traumatic Brain Injury Services Coordinating Council
TDD Telephone Device for the Deaf
TF Transitional Funding
TLA Time Limited Admission
TPHI Third Party Health Insurance
TRAID Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities
TRO Temporary Restraining Order
TTL Treatment Team Leader
TTY Teletypewriter
TUBS Temporary Use Beds
UAP/DD University Affiliated Programs in Developmental Disabilities
UCPA United Cerebral Palsy Association
UR Utilization Review
URC Uniform Reporting Component
VA Veterans Administration
VESID Vocational & Educational Services for Individual with Disabilities
VOCR Voluntary Operated Community Residence
VODH Voluntary Operated Day Habilitation
VOICF Voluntary Operated Intermediate Care Facility
VOIRA Voluntary Operated Individualized Residential Alternative
WAT Work Adjustment Training
WIC Women, Infants and Children
WMS Welfare Management System
WTI Working Toward Independence
(There are no acronyms beginning with X at this time.)
(There are no acronyms beginning with Y at this time.)
(There are no acronyms beginning with Z at this time.)
If you have suggestions for the Acronyms List, please contact the Public Affairs Office at phone: 518-474-6601