I.B Acronyms
12/1/2014
Acronyms and terms commonly used in DHS
These acronyms are not specific to DHS only; they may be currently
used elsewhere and have different meanings.
Additionally, this is not a complete list of all acronyms used in DHS.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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A
AA:
AAA:
AA/EEO:
AAG:
AAICPC:
AARP:
AB:
ABAD:
ABAWD:
Administrative assistant
Adoption assistance
Affirmative action
Alcoholics Anonymous
Application assistors
Authorized absence
Area Agency on Aging
Affirmative action/equal employment opportunity
Assistant attorney general
Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact for the
Placement of Children
American Association of Retired Persons
Aid to the blind
Aid to the blind and disabled
Able-bodied adult without dependents
ABE:
Adult basic education
ACA:
Affordable Care Act
ACCESS:
See OACCESS
ACDP:
ACGPR:
ACH:
ACIP:
ACOA:
ACOG
ACWP:
AD:
Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention
Advisory Committee on Genetic Privacy and Research
Automatic clearing house
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Adult Children of Alcoholics
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Actual cost of work performance
Adult
Aid to the disabled program
A&D:
Alcohol and drug
ADA:
Americans with Disabilities Act
ADCC:
Average daily case/client count
ADL:
Activities of daily living
ADP:
Average daily population
ADS:
Adult Day Services
Aging and Disability Services
AE:
AED:
AEN
AF:
Alternative education
Administrative error
Automated external defibrillators
Assumed eligible newborn
Alleged father
AFC:
Adult foster care
AFH:
Adult foster home
AFP
AFSA:
AFSCME:
AG:
AHA:
Authorization for purchase
Adoptions and Safe Families Act
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Attorney general
American Hospital Association
American Heart Association
AHRQ:
AHS:
AI:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, DHHS
Allied health services
American Indian
AIDS:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIS:
Automated Information System, DMAP
AJS:
Applicant job search
AKA:
Also known as
AKC:
Albertina Kerr Center
ALF:
Assisted living facility
ALOS:
Average length of stay
AMA:
American Medical Association
AMH:
Addictions and Mental Health Division
AMS:
Application and maintenance services
A/O:
Assessment only
AOA:
Administration on Aging, DHHS
AOC:
Agency Operation Center
Association of Oregon Counties
AOPA:
American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
APA:
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
Administrative Procedures Act
APD:
Advanced planning document
Aging and People with Disabilities
APHSA:
APPA:
APPLA:
APR:
APRIL:
American Public Human Services Association
American Probation and Parole Association
Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement
Averaging with periodic review
Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living
APS:
Adult protective services
A/R:
Applicant or recipient
AR:
ARAN:
Action request
Accounts receivable
Administrative review
Agency request(budget)
American Rehab Action Network
ARB:
Agency request budget
ARC:
American Red Cross
ARRA:
ART:
AS:
American Recovery and Reinvestment act of 2009
Addiction recovery team
All Review Tracker
Actual start date
Addiction services
Adoption services
ASAP:
Alcohol safety action program project
As soon as possible
ASFA:
Adoption and Safe Families Act
ASM:
Application support manager
ASO:
Administrative services only
ASPR:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
ATOD:
Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
ATP:
Authorization to purchase
ATS:
Alcohol treatment services
ATTN:
AWP:
Addiction Technology Transfer Network
Any willing provider
Average wholesale price - DMAP
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B
BAC:
Budget at completion
BAM:
Budget and Management Division
BAS:
Basic
BCBSO:
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Oregon
BCCM:
Breast and cervical cancer medical
BCCP:
Breast and cervical cancer program
BCO:
Blue Cross of Oregon
BCP:
Business continuity plan/planning
BCWP:
Budgeted cost of work performed
BCWS:
Budgeted cost of work scheduled
BE:
Business expert.
BEIN:
Beneficiary data exchange inquiry
BENDEX:
Beneficiary data exchange system
BEOG:
Basic education opportunity grant
BGAS:
Boys and Girls Aid Society
BHC:
Basic health care
BIA:
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Business impact analysis
BIAOR:
BIC:
BICC:
BMRC:
Brain Injury Association of Oregon
Business integrity coordinator.
Biomedical Information Communication Center
Blue Mountain Recovery Center
BOM:
Bill of materials
BPA:
Budget, planning and analysis
BPCS:
BR:
Benefit package of covered services
By report
BRFSS:
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
BRHSB:
Barbara Roberts Human Services Building; see HSB
BRP:
Budget rebalance plan
BRS:
Behavioral residential services
Behavior rehabilitation services
BSS:
Behavior support services
BVR:
Basic vocational rehabilitation
BWE:
Blind work expenses
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C
CAA:
Community action agency
CACG:
Child abuse challenge grant
CACR:
Center for Advanced Computing Research
CADC:
Certified drug and alcohol counselor
CAF:
CAMI:
Children, Adults, and Families Division
Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Fund
CAN:
Child abuse and neglect
CAP:
Client Assistance Program
College of American Pathologists
Community action plan
Control account plan
Corrective action plan
CAPECO:
CAPS:
Community Action Program East Central Oregon
Client assessment planning system
CAPTA:
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
CARES:
Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Services
CART:
Child Abuse Response Team
CASA:
Court appointed special advocates for children
CASII:
CASSP:
Child and Adolescent Intensity Instrument
Child and Adolescent Services System Program
CATC:
Cherry Avenue Training Center
CATF:
Child Abuse Task Force
CATP:
Child and Adolescent Treatment Program
CAWEM:
Citizen-Alien/Waived Emergency Medical
CBA:
Cost benefit analysis
Community based assessment
Collective bargaining agreement
CBC:
Community-based care
CBR:
Client-based reimbursement
CBT:
Computer-based training
CC:
Care center
Community college
Complication and co-morbidity
CCB:
Change control board
Child care billing
CCC:
Child care center
CCD:
Education Department Child Care Division
CCDF:
Child Care and Development Fund
CCER:
Center for Continuing Education in Rehabilitation
CCF:
Commission on Children and Families
CCH:
Computerized criminal history
CCHC:
CCMHC:
CCMU:
CCNCSC:
CCNEO:
CCP:
CCRC:
CCR&R:
Child Care Health Consultation
Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center
Client Care Monitoring Unit
Community for Cultural Needs of CSD Staff and Clients
Community Connections of North East Oregon
Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program, FEMA
Continuing care retirement community
Child care resource and referral agency
CD:
CDC:
CDDP:
Chemical dependency
Client details
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DHHS
Community Developmental Disability Program
CDO:
Chemical dependency organization
CDP:
Child development program
Count Developmental Disability Program
CDR:
Continuing disability review
CDRC:
CDT:
CE:
CEOJJC:
CEP:
CEMU
CEU:
CFCIP:
CFDA:
CFR:
CFSR:
CGI-AMS:
CH:
CHAMPUS:
CHC:
CHIP:
CHIPRA:
Child Development and Rehabilitation Center
Current/common dental terminology
Client error
Central and Eastern Oregon Juvenile Justice Consortium
Client-employed provider
Children’s Medical Eligibility Unit
Continuing Education Unit
Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Code of federal regulations
Child and family service reviews
Consultants to Government and Industry-American Management
Systems
Child
Civilian Health and Medical Programs of the Uniformed Services
Criminal history check
Child Health Insurance Program
Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
CHN:
Community health nurse
CHS:
Center for Health Statistics
CI:
CIIS:
Client index
Continuous improvement
Children’s intensive in-home services
CIL:
Center for Independent Living
CIO:
Chief information officer
CIP:
Community Integration Program
CIRT:
Community intensive residential treatment
Critical Incident Response Team
CIU:
Crisis intervention unit
CJA:
Children's Justice Act
CL:
Client
CLAS:
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
CLIA:
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment
CM:
CMC:
Case manager
Case management
Case management coordinator
CMHC:
Community mental health center
CMHP:
Community mental health program
CMMS:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMS:
Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, DHHS
Client maintenance system
CMU
Client maintenance unit
CN:
CN/PR:
Certificate of need
Client notice
Certificate of need/plan review
COA:
Children of alcoholics
Code of admission
Council on Accreditation
Court-ordered amount
COB:
Coordination of benefits
COBRA:
Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985
COCOA:
Central Oregon Council on Aging
CODA:
COG:
Comprehensive options for drug abusers
Child of deaf adult
Council of Governments
COIC:
Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council
COLA:
Cost of living adjustment
CORIL:
COTS:
CP:
CPA:
CPDTC:
CPI:
CPMS:
Central Oregon Resources for Independent Living
Commercial off-the-shelf
Cerebral palsy
Community Service Program
Current pay
Certified public accountant
Client prior authorization
Council for Prostitution Alternatives
Children’s psychiatric day treatment center
Consumer price index
Cost performance index
Client Process Monitoring System
CPR:
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPS:
Child Protective Services
CPT:
Community Partnership Team
Current procedural terminology
CQI:
Continuous quality improvement
CR:
County review
CRB:
Citizen Review Board
CRC:
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
Community resources coordinator
Correctional release center
CRCC:
CRM:
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification
Computer resources management
Customer resource management
CRN:
Contract registered nurses
CRP:
Community Rehabilitation Program
CRRTS:
CRT:
CS:
CSAVR:
Certification Recruitment and Retention Tracking System
Certification
Crisis response teams
Child Safety
Child support
Central Support
Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation
CSBG:
Community services block grant
CSCI:
Children’s System Change Initiative, OMHS
CSCY:
Catholic Services for Children and Youth
CSE:
Child support enforcement
CSEAS:
Child Support Enforcement Automated System
CSEPP:
Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
CSI:
Continuous system improvement
CSH:
Center for Health Statistics
CSL:
Current service level
CSM
Community Safety Manager
CSN:
Community safety net
CSND:
CSP:
CSPD:
Community safety net database
Child Support Program
Comprehensive system of personnel development
CSR:
Customer service representative
CSS:
Customer service and support
CTP:
Comprehensive transition plan
CV:
Cost variance
Cardiovascular
CVA:
CVAS:
CW:
CWAC:
CWE:
CWLA:
Cardiovascular accident
Crime Victims’ Assistance Section
Case worker
Child welfare
Child Welfare Advisory Committee
Community work evaluation
Child Welfare League of America
CWP:
Child Welfare Partnership
CWS:
Child welfare services
CWST:
CY:
Career workforce skills training
Calendar year
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D
DA:
D&A:
District attorney
Drug addictions
Drug and alcohol
DARTS:
Day and residential treatment services
DAS:
Department of Administrative Services
DBTAC:
DCBS:
Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
Department of Consumer and Business Services
DCM:
Disease care management
DCO:
Dental care organization
DCP:
Developing Capable People program
Division control person
DCS:
Department of Justice Division of Child Support
DD:
Developmentally delayed
Developmental disability
Developmentally disabled
Direct deposit
DDA:
DDCC:
DDS:
DDSA:
Deputy district attorney
Diversity Development and Coordinating Council
Disability determination services
Developmental Disabilities Service Act
DEA:
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEC:
Drug endangered child
DEQ:
Department of Environmental Quality
DFSCA:
DHHS:
DHS:
DISQ:
DM:
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Disqualified
District manager
DMAP:
Division of Medical Assistance Programs
DMAT:
Disaster Medical Assistance Team
DME:
Durable medical equipment
DMH:
Disaster mental health
DMV:
Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division
DN:
DNS:
DO:
Denied
Director of nursing services
Director’s Office
DOB:
Date of birth
DOC:
Department of Commerce
Department of Corrections
DoD:
Department of Defense
Date of death
DOE:
Department of Education
Department of Energy
DOI:
Department of Interior
DOJ:
Department of Justice
DOL:
Department of Labor
DOP:
Date of payment
Date of prints
DOR:
Date of request
DOS:
Date of service
DOT:
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Department of Transportation
DP:
DPU:
DQ:
Data processing
Designated person
Disqualified person
Direct pay Unit
Disqualify
DRA:
Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
DRM:
Data resource management
DRP:
Disaster recovery plan
DSA:
Designated State Agency
DSAC:
DSH:
DSHS:
DSM (IV):
DSNAP
Disability Services Advisory Council
Disproportionate share hospital
Washington Department of Social and Health Services
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
DSO:
Disability Services Office
DSS:
Delivery system subunit
Division of State Systems, ACF, DHHS
DSSURS:
Decision Support, Surveillance and Utilization Review System
DSU:
Delivery Systems Unit
DUR:
Drug use review
DV:
Domestic violence
DVA:
DVAA:
DWP:
DWSS:
Department of Veterans Affairs
Domestic violence assistance agreement
Drinking water program
Department-wide support services
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E
EA:
Emergency assistance
EAC:
Estimate at completion
Estimated acquisition cost
EAP:
Employee Assistance Program
EAS:
Executive accounting system
E-Board:
Emergency Board of the Oregon Legislature
EBL:
Essential budget level
EBP:
Evidence-based practice
EBT:
Electronic benefits transfer
ECC:
Electronic claims capture
Emergency coordinating center
ECOS:
ECS:
ED:
Enhanced care outreach services
Enhanced care services
Employment Department
EDD:
Education and Development Department
EDI:
Electronic data interchange
EDMS:
Electronic Document Management System
EDP:
Employment development plan
EDT:
Employee development team
EEO:
Equal employment opportunity
Enhancing Employment Outcomes
EF:
EFT:
Employment First
Electronic funds transfer
EGHP:
Employer-related group health plan
EHAP:
Environmental Health Assessment Program
EHDI:
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
EI:
Early intervention
Employment Initiative
EIC:
Earned income credit
EIE:
Employment and independence expense
EIS:
Executive information system
Early intervention program
EITC:
EL:
Earned Income Tax Credit
Executive letter
EMC:
Electronic media claims
EML:
Employment income
EMP:
Employment
EMS:
Emergency medical services
EMS/TS:
EMT:
ENCC:
EO:
EOCIL:
EODAA:
Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems program
Emergency medical technician
Exceptional needs care coordination
Executive order
Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living
Employment Opportunities for Disabled Americans Act of 1986
EOE:
Equal opportunity employer
EOM:
End of month
EOP:
Employment outcomes professional
EOPC:
Eastern Oregon Psychiatric Center
EPA:
Environmental Protection Agency
EPD:
Employed People with Disabilities
EPHT:
EPSDT:
ER:
Environmental Public Health Tracking Program
Early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment
Emergency room
ERA:
Elderly rental assistance
Electronic remittance advice
ERB:
Employment Relations Board
ERDC:
Employment related day care
ERISA:
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
ERS:
Emergency response system
ERT:
Emergency response team
ES:
ESD:
ESEA:
Employment services
Education service district
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESL:
English as a second language
E&T:
Employment and training
ETU:
Education and Training Unit
EV-DO:
EVS:
eXPRS:
EXT:
Evolution-data only
Electronic verification system
Express Payment and Reporting System
Extended medical benefits
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F
FA:
Absent father
Fiscal agent
Functional assessment
FACIS:
Family and Child Information System
FAE:
Fetal alcohol effect
FAR:
Formal administrative review
FAS:
Fetal alcohol syndrome
FBI:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBS:
Family-based services
FC:
Foster care
FCHP:
Fully capitated health plan
FCIA:
Foster Care Independence Act
FCP:
Foster care prevention
FDA:
Food and Drug Administration, DHHS
FDM:
Family decision-making meeting
FEMA:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FERPA:
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
FFCMH:
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
FFIS:
Federal funds information for states
FFN:
Family, Friend and Neighbor providers
FFP:
Federal financial participation
FFS:
Fee for service
FFY:
Federal fiscal year
FGH:
Family group home
FGP:
Foster grandparent program
FHIAP:
Family Health Insurance Assistance Program
FICA:
Federal Insurance Contributions Act
FIPS:
Federal information processing standard
FMAP:
Federal medical assistance percentage
FMLA:
Family and Medical Leave Act
FNS:
FP:
FPA:
FPEP:
Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
Family planning
Foster parent
Foster Parent Association
Finance and policy analysis
Family Planning Expansion Program
FPI:
Fixed-price-incentive contract
FPL:
Federal poverty level
FPLS:
FPS:
Federal Parent Locator Service
Family planning services
FQHC:
Federally qualified health center
FQHP:
Federally qualified health plan
FR:
Fraud
FRS:
Federal revenue specialist
FRT:
Fatality review team
FRW:
FS:
FSA:
Family resource worker
Food stamps
Family Support Act
FSAC:
Food Service Advisory Committee
FSAT:
Family sex abuse treatment
FSC:
Family Support and Connections
FSH:
Family shelter home
FSR:
Fiscal status report
FSR:
Family Services Review Commission
FT:
Full-time
FTC:
Federal Trade Commission
FTE:
Full-time equivalent
Full-time employee
FUA:
Full utility allowance
FUL:
Federal upper limit
FWS:
Federal work study
FY:
FYI:
Fiscal year
For your information
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G
GA:
GAAP:
General assistance program
Generally accepted accounting principles
GAM:
General assistance medical
GAO:
Government Accountability Office
Governor's Advocacy Office
GAP:
Guided assessment process
GASB:
GCI:
GCSS:
GED:
Governmental Accounting Standards Board
General cognitive index
Governor’s Commission on Senior Services
General equivalency degree
General Educational Development
GF:
General fund
GH:
Group home
GIS:
Geographic Information System
GME:
Graduate medical education
General medical exam
GNT:
Grant
GO:
Governor's office
GPO:
Government Printing Office
GRB:
Governor's recommended budget
GS:
GSA:
General services
General Services Administration
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H
HABS:
HAN:
Harmful Algal Bloom Surveillance program
Health Alert Network
HB:
House bill
HC:
Homecare
HCAP:
Healthy Communities Access Program
Hospital Care Assurance Program
HCBC:
Home and community-based care
HC/PC:
HCV:
HCW:
HD:
Home care/personal care
Hepatitis C (HCV infection)
Homecare Worker
Health Department
HDX:
Healthcare data exchange
HFA:
Hospice Foundation of America
HH:
Head of household
Household
HIB:
Hospital insurance benefit
HIC:
Health insurance code
HIG:
Health insurance group
HIO:
Health insurance organization
HIP:
Health insurance premium
HIPAA:
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPC:
Health insurance purchasing cooperative
HIRE:
Hiring Individuals Ready for Employment
HIV:
Human immunodeficiency virus
HIX:
Health insurance exchange
HK:
Housekeeper
HKC:
Healthy KidsConnect
HKP:
Healthy Kids Plan
HMG:
Health management group
HMO:
Health maintenance organization
HMOO:
Health Maintenance of Oregon
HMU:
Health Management Unit
HOH:
Head of household
Hard of hearing
HOPE:
HPCDP:
Healthy Options through Prevention and Education
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
HPP:
Hospital preparedness program
HPV:
Human papillomavirus vaccine
HR:
HRA:
Human Resources
Human resource assistant
HRSA:
Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS
Health resource service area
HRSD:
Human Resource Services Division
HSA:
Human services assistant
HSB:
Human services building (See BRHSB)
HSC:
Health Services Commission
HSCO:
HSEES:
Human Services Coalition
Hazardous Substances Event Surveillance System
HSP:
Housing Stabilization Program
Health systems planning
HSS:
Human services specialist
HUD:
HV:
HZIP:
Housing and Urban Development
Home visit
ZIP code verification system
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I
IA:
Individual assessment
Ineligible alien
In-home agency
I&A:
Information and assistance
I&R:
Information and referral
IBNR:
IC:
ICD-10-CM:
ICF:
Incurred but not reported
Incident commander
Interstate compact
International Classification of Diseases, tenth revision, Clinical
modification
Intermediate care facility
ICF/HA:
Intermediate care facility/home for the aged
ICF/MR:
Intermediate care facility/mentally retarded
ICP:
Independent Choices Program
ICS:
Incident Command System, FEMA
ICJ:
Interstate Compact for Juveniles
ICN:
Immediate care nursery
Internal claim number
ICPC:
ICR:
ICTS:
ICU:
ICWA:
Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children
Interim Change Report
Intensive community-based treatment services
Intensive care units
Indian Child Welfare Act
ID:
IDA:
IDEA:
Identification
Identity
Individual development account
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEA:
Individual education account
IEP:
Individualized educational plan
IEPA:
Interethnic Placement Act (1996)
IEVS:
Integrated Eligibility Verification System
IFSP:
Individualized Family Service Plan
IHN:
Intercommunity Health Network
IHS:
Indian Health Services, DHHS
ILC:
Independent living center
ILP:
Independent Living Program
ILP-CH:
ILR:
Independent Living Program - Chafee Housing Services
Independent living rehabilitation
ILRU:
Independent living research & utilization
ILSP:
Independent Living Subsidy Program
IM:
Information memorandum
INA:
Immigration and Nationality Act
IOC:
Inspection of care
IOM:
Institute of Medicine
IP:
Inpatient
Immunization Program
IPA:
Independent Practice Associations
IPE:
Individualized plan for employment
IPP:
Individual program plan
IPV:
Intentional program violation
Intimate partner violence
IRA:
Individual retirement account
IRB:
Institutional Review Board
IRCA:
Immigration Reform and Control Act
IRCO:
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization
IRM:
IRWE:
Information resources management
Impairment-related work expense
ISA:
Intensive services array
ISE:
Information Systems Engineering
ISM:
Information system management
ISO:
Information Security Office
ISP:
Individual service plan
Initial service plan
IST:
Intervention and stabilization track
IT:
Information technology
ITAM:
IT asset management
ITGC:
Information technology governance council
ITS:
Intensive treatment services
IUA:
Individual utility allowance
IVR:
Interactive voice response
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J
JAS:
JCAHO:
JCIP:
JD:
Jobs Automated System
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organization
Juvenile Court Improvement Project, OJD
Job development
Juris doctor
JJA:
JJAC:
JLC:
JLCIMT:
JOBS:
JOMIS:
JPI
Juvenile Justice Alliance
Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
Joint legislative committee
Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and
Technology
Job Opportunities & Basic Skills program.
Juvenile Offender Management Information System
JOBS participation incentive
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K
KPM:
Key performance measure
KSA:
Knowledge, skills and abilities
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L
LAB:
Legislative approved budget
LAE:
Local area expert
LAR:
Legal assistance referral
LC:
LCSW:
LD:
LDMS:
LEA:
Legislative Concept
Learning Center
Licensed clinical social worker
Learning disability
Limited duration
Late deafened
Lean Daily Management System
Law enforcement agency
Local educational agency
LEDS:
Law Enforcement Data System
LEMA:
Law enforcement medical account
LEMLA:
Law enforcement medical liability account
LEP:
Limited-English proficiency
LFO:
Legislative Fiscal Office
LCOG:
LIEAP:
LIHEAP:
LILA:
LINUS:
LIS:
L&M:
Lane Council of Governments
Low-Income Energy Assistance Program
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Lane Independent Living Alliance
Legislative Information and Notification User System
Low-income subsidy
Licensing and monitoring
LMHA:
Local mental health authority
LMP:
Licensed medical practitioner
LOE:
Level of effort
LOS:
Length of stay
LPR:
Lawful permanent resident
LS:
LTC:
LTCPM:
Life skill
Line staff
Long-term care
Lon term care program manager
LTCO:
Long-term care ombudsman
LTQC:
Long-term quality care
LUA:
LV:
Limited utility allowance
Law violation
Leave
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M
MA:
Medical assistance
Medicare Advantage plans
MAA:
Medical assistance assumed
MAE:
Mobility Assistive Equipment
MAF:
Medical assistance to families
MA-PD:
MARS:
MCADS:
Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plan
Management and Administrative Reporting Subsystem, MMIS
Multnomah County Aging and Disability Services
MCAT:
Multi-disciplinary child abuse team
MCCA:
Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988
MCCN:
Managed care community network
MCCRA:
Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act of 1989
MCE:
Medicare code editor
MCH:
Maternal and Child Health
MCM:
Maternity case management
Medical care management
MCO:
Managed care organization
MDC:
Medicare drug cost
MDRC:
MDT:
ME:
Manpower Demonstration Research Corp.
Multi-disciplinary team
Medical eligibility
Medical examiner
MEC:
Medical encounter claim
MED:
Mental or emotional disorders
Mental or emotionally disturbed
Medical
MedPAR:
MEI:
MEPA:
MH:
Medicare provider analysis and review
Medicare economic index
Multi Ethnic Placement Act
Mental health
MHC:
MHCP:
MHO:
Managed health care
Managed health care plan
Mental health organization
MIB:
Medical insurance benefit
MIG:
Medicaid Infrastructure Grant
MLTCQRAC:
MMA:
MMIS:
MN:
MNL:
MO:
MOE:
MOW:
MR:
MRDC:
MR/DD:
MRSA:
MRT:
MSIS:
Medicaid Long-Term Care Quality and Reimbursement Advisory
Council
Medicare Modernization Act
Medicaid Management Information System
Medically needy
Manual
Absent mother
Money order
Month
Maintenance of effort
Meals on Wheels
Mental retardation
Medically related day care
Mentally retarded/developmentally disabled
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Medical Review Team
Medicaid Statistical Information System
MSO:
Medical service organization
Multi-service office
MSP:
Medicare Savings Program
MTG:
Meeting
MVA:
Motor vehicle accident
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N
NA:
NACHRI:
NAD:
NADA:
NAIC:
NAMCS:
Narcotics Anonymous
National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions
National Association of the Deaf
National Automobile Dealers Association
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
NAMI:
National Alliance on Mental Illness
NARA:
Native American Rehabilitation Association
NCANDS:
NCD:
NCHS:
NCI:
NCIL:
NCOA:
NCP:
NCQA:
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System
National Council on Disability
National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
National Cancer Institute
Ineligible noncitizen
National Council of Independent Living
National Council on Aging
Non-custodial parent
National Committee for Quality Assurance
NCS:
National Children’s Study
Noncitizen status
NDC:
National drug code
NDMS:
National Disaster Medical System
NDS:
Network and Desktop Services
NEC:
Not elsewhere classifiable
NED:
No earned income, elderly or disabled
NF:
Nursing facility
NFB:
National Federation of the Blind
NGA:
National Governors Association
Notice of grant award
NH:
NIC:
NICU:
NICWA:
NIH:
Nursing home
National Interpreter Certification
Neonatal intensive care unit
The National Indian Child Welfare Act
National Institutes of Health, DHHS
NIMH:
National Institute of Mental Health
NIMS:
National Incident Management System, FEMA
NOS:
Non-offending spouse
Not otherwise specified
NPH:
No parent household
NRCA:
NRCCPS:
NSF:
NSLA:
NTP:
National Resource Center for Adoption
National Resource Center for Child Protective Services
Non-sufficient funds
Non-standard living arrangement
National Toxicology Program, DHHS
NTSB:
U.S. National Transportation Safety Board
NVRA:
National Voter Registration Act
NWSDS:
NYTD:
North West Senior and Disability Services
National Youth in Transition Database
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O
OAA:
OACCESS
:
Old Age Assistance, SSA
Older Americans Act
Oregon Automated Computer Capture and Storage System
OAH
Office of Administrative Hearings
OAM:
Oregon Accounting Manual
OAR:
Oregon Administrative Rule
OASDI:
OBAC:
OBIRN:
Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Oregon Business and Aging Coalition
Oregon Brain Injury Resource Network
OBLN:
Oregon Business Leaders Network
OBMP:
Oregon Beach Monitoring Program
OBRA:
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
OC:
Office of Communications
OCA:
Oregon Corrections Association
OCB:
Oregon Commission for the Blind
OCCF:
Oregon Commission on Children and Families
OCDD:
Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities
OCHHP:
OCR:
OCWCOG:
Office of Community Health and Health Planning
Office of Civil Rights
Office of Communications Resources
Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments
ODC:
Oregon Diabetes Coalition
Oregon Disabilities Commission
ODE:
Oregon Department of Education
ODHHS:
Oregon Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
ODOT:
Oregon Department of Transportation
ODPE:
Office of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology
ODS:
Oregon Dental Service
OED:
Oregon Employment Department
OEM:
Office of Emergency Management
OEPH:
Office of Environmental Public Health
OFH:
Office of Family Health
OFLA:
Oregon Family Leave Act
OFPA:
Oregon Foster Parent’s Association
OFS:
OFSET:
Office of Financial Services
Oregon Food Stamp Employment Transition
OHA:
Oregon Health Authority
Oregon Hospice Association
OHC:
Out-of-home care
OHCS:
Oregon Housing and Community Services
OHFB:
Oregon Health Fund Board
OHP:
OHPC:
OHPPR:
OHPR:
OHR:
Oregon Health Plan
Oregon Health Policy Commission
Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research
Office of Health Policy Research
Office of Human Resources
OHSC:
Oregon Health Services Commission
OHSU:
Oregon Health & Science University
OHT:
Oregon Healthy Teens
OIG:
Office of the Inspector General, DHHS
OIS:
Office of Information Services
OJD:
Oregon Justice Department
Oregon Judicial Department
OJIN:
OJJDP:
OJT:
Oregon Judicial Information Network
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,
On-the-job training
OLCC:
Oregon Liquor Control Commission
OLIS:
Oregon Legislative Information System
OLMIS:
OM:
Oregon Labor Market Information System
Operation/s manager
OMA:
Oregon Medical Association
OMB:
Office of Management and Budget
OMIP:
Oregon Medical Insurance Pool
OMMA:
Oregon Medical Marijuana Act
OMMP:
Oregon Medical Marijuana Program
OMPRO:
ONA:
OOP
OOS:
Oregon Medical Professional Review Organization
Oregon Nurses Association
Out-of-pocket
Out-of-state
Order of selection
OPAR:
Office of Payment Accuracy and Recovery
OPHP:
Office of Private Health Partnerships
OPHT:
Oregon Public Health Tracking program
OPI:
Oregon Project Independence
OPIC:
Oregon Partnership to Immunize Children
OPPR:
Office of Program Performance and Reporting
OPSC:
Oregon Patient Safety Commission
OPVA:
Oregon Paralyzed Veterans of America
ORBITS:
Oregon Budget Information Tracking System
ORCA:
Oregon Rehabilitative Case Automation
ORCP:
Oregon Rules of Civil Procedures
ORPARC:
Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center
ORR:
Office of Refugee Resettlement, DHHS
ORS:
Oregon Revised Statutes
ORU:
Overpayment Recovery Unit
OSCI:
OSEW:
OSERS:
OSH:
OSHA:
OSIP:
OSIPM:
OSP:
OSPC:
OSPHL:
OSPS:
Oregon State Correctional Institution
Out-stationed eligibility worker
Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services
Oregon State Hospital
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Oregon Supplemental Income Program
Oregon Supplemental Income Program Medical
Oregon State Penitentiary
Oregon State Police
Office of Safety and Permanency for Children
Oregon State Public Health Laboratories
Oregon State Payroll System
OSS:
Office of Support Systems
OST:
Occupational skills training
OT:
OTC:
OTRS:
Occupational therapy
Over time
Over-the-counter drug
Oregon Telecommunications Relay Services
OVI:
Over income
OVP:
Overpayment
OVR:
Over resources
OVRS:
OWCC:
OYA:
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Oregon Women’s Correctional Center
Oregon Youth Authority
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P
PA:
Payment authorization
Performance appraisal
Personality assessment
Personnel action
Prior authorization
Public assistance
PAA:
PACE:
PAS:
PASS:
PASRR:
PBM:
PC:
PCA:
Private adoption agency
Private admissions assessment
Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly
Pre-admission screening
Parents as Scholars
Plan for achieving self-support
Pre-admission screening and resident reviews
Pharmacy benefits manager
Personal care
Probable cause
Protective custody
Program cost account
Personal care attendant
Protective capacity assessment
PCCM:
Primary care case manager
PCE:
Physical capacity evaluation
PCO:
Physician care organization
PCP:
Primary care provider
PD:
Personnel action form
Position description
Public defender
PDCA:
Plan-do-check-act
PDD:
Pervasive developmental disorder
PDL:
Preferred drug list
PDP:
Prescription drug plan
PE:
PEBB:
PEP:
Provider error
Public Employees’ Benefit Board
Paternity establishment percentage
PERC:
Program eligibility report code
PERM:
Payment error rate measurement
PERS:
Public Employees Retirement System
PEST:
Pesticide Exposure Safety and Tracking
PF:
Possible fraud
PH:
Public Health Division
Phone
PHAB:
PHD:
PHEP:
Public Health Accreditation Board
Public Health Division
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
PHI:
Private health insurance
PHP:
Prepaid health plan
PHS:
Public Health Service, DHHS
PI:
PICS:
Program improvement
Pay-in
Personal injury
Provider intentional
Position Inventory Control System
PIN:
Personal identification number
PIP:
Program improvement plan
Personal injury protection
P/L:
Person letter
Page/last
PLM:
Poverty level medical
PM:
Project management
Program manager
PMBOK:
Project management body of knowledge
PMDDT:
Presumptive Medicaid Disability Determination Team
PMO:
PMPM:
Project Management Office
Per member per month
PO:
Parole officer
Personnel officer
Police officer
Probation officer
Purchase order
POC:
Plan of care
Point of contact
POP:
Policy option package
POS:
Point of sale
P&P:
Policy and planning
Purchase and prepare
PPDB:
Position personnel data base
PPE:
Personal protective equipment
PPO:
Preferred provider organization
PPRS:
Post payment recovery system
PPS:
PR:
PRAMS:
PRTF:
PRUCOL:
PRWORA:
PSA:
PSRB:
Provider Payment System
Public relations
Purchase request
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
Psychiatric residential treatment facility
Persons Residing under Color of Law
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996
Planning and service area
Public service announcement
Psychiatric Security Review Board
PST:
Pacific Standard Time
Professional skills training
PSU:
Portland State University
P/T:
Person/type
PT:
Part-time
Policy transmittal
PTSD:
Post-traumatic stress disorder
PUC:
Public Utilities Commission
PUG:
Project user group
PWE:
Primary wage earner
PWP:
Preferred Worker Program
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Q
QA:
Quality assurance
QC:
Quality control
QD:
Quality Development
QI:
Quality improvement
Qualified individual
QMB:
Qualified Medicare beneficiary
QMHA:
Qualified mental health associate
QMHP:
Qualified mental health professional
QMM:
Qualified Medicare and Medicaid beneficiary
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R
RA:
RACF:
Remittance advice
Risk assessment
Rehabilitation activities
Resource access control facility
RAD:
Respiratory Assistive Device
Referral approval date
R&D:
Research and development
RCF:
Residential care facility
RCP:
Reduced copay
RCWA:
RCWAC:
RE:
Refugee Child Welfare Act
Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee
Regarding
Removed from a case
REC:
Recertification
REF:
Refugee
REFM:
RF:
Refugee assistance medical
Revolving fund
RFA:
Request for application
RFP:
Request for proposals
Request for purchase
RH:
RHC:
RI:
RIO:
RMSS:
Reproductive Health
Rural health clinic
Risk intervention
Requested information
Rehabilitation Institute of Oregon
Random Moment Sampling System
RN:
Registered nurse
RO:
Regional office
ROI:
RP:
RPCH:
Return on investment
Refugee Program
Rural primary care hospital
RPI:
Rapid Process Improvement
RPS:
Radiation Protection Services Section
RRB:
Railroad retirement benefits
RS:
Rehabilitation Services
Regional supervisor
R&S:
Research and statistics
RSA:
R*STARS:
RSVP:
RTF:
RVCOG:
RVU:
RWJF:
Rx:
Rehabilitation Service Administration
Relational Statewide Accounting and Reporting System
Retired Senior & Volunteer Program
Residential treatment facility
Rogue Valley Council of Governments
Relative value unit
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Prescription
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S
SA:
SAC:
SAW:
SACWIS:
Sexual abuse
Service agreement
Substitute or adoptive care
Seasonal agricultural workers
Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System
SAFE:
Structured analysis family evaluation
SAIF:
State Accidental Insurance Fund
SAMHSA:
SARGe:
Substance Abuse Mental and Health Services Administration, DHHS
SACWIS Assessment Review Guide
SARS:
Statewide Accounting Reporting Section, DAS
SAVE:
Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement , USCIS
SAWSC:
SB:
SBG:
Salvation Army White Shield Center
Senate bill
Student block grant
SBHC:
School-based health center
SBHS:
School-based health services
SC:
Service Coordinators
SCERT:
State Child Fatality Review Team
SCHIP:
State Children’s Health Insurance Program
SCILS:
South Coast Independent Living Services
SCP:
SCSEP:
Special cash pay
Substitute Care Program
Senior Community Services Employment Program
SDA:
Service delivery area
SDC:
State Data Center
SDSRTF:
SDX:
SE:
SED:
State delivered secure residential treatment facility
State data exchange with SSA
Supported employment
Severely emotionally disturbed
Support Enforcement Division
Salary eligibility date
SEIU:
Service Employees International Union
SEOG:
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
SFDNP:
SFG:
Senior Farm Direct Nutrition Program
Separate filing group
SFMA:
Statewide Financial Management Application
SFMS:
State Financial Management System
SFPSS:
State Family Pre SSI/SSDI
SFR:
State financial reporting
SFY:
State fiscal year
SGA:
Substantial gainful activity
SHHH:
SHIBA:
SILC:
Self Help for Hard of Hearing
Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance program
State Independent Living Council
SILS:
SILSP:
State Independent Living Services
Semi Independent Living Situation Program
SIR:
Special incident report
SIS:
State Immunization System
SK:
SLF:
SLMB:
SME:
Skilled
Specialized living facility
Specified low-income Medicare beneficiary
State medical examiner
Subject matter expert
SMIB:
Supplementary medical insurance benefit, SSA
SNAC:
Special Needs Adoption Coalition
SNAP:
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
SNF:
Skilled nursing facility
SNP:
Special needs plan
SO:
SOASTC:
SOC:
Sexual offender
Southern Oregon Adolescent Study and Treatment Center
System of care
Standard occupational classification
SOCP:
State-Operated Community Program
SOIL:
Set-off individual liability
SOS:
SOSCF:
SOW:
SP:
Secretary of state
State Office for Services for Children and Families
Statement of work
Special payment
Self-placement
Service provider
Skilled provider
SPA:
State plan amendment
SPC:
Sole point of contact
Statewide processing center
SPD:
Seniors and People With Disabilities
SPI:
Strategic planning initiative
SPIL:
SPL:
State Plan for Independent Living
Service priority level
SPMI:
Serious and persistent mental illness
SPMP:
Skilled professional medical personnel
SPOTS:
Small Purchase Order Transaction System
SPR:
State program report
SRA:
Systematic risk assessment
Supplemental rebate agreement
SRC:
State Rehabilitation Council
SRDC:
SRS:
SS:
Supportive remedial daycare
Social and rehabilitation services
Simplified Reporting System
Self-sufficiency
S&S:
Services and supplies
SSA:
Senior Services Agency
Social Security Administration
Social services assistant
SSB:
Social Security benefits
SSBG:
SSD:
SSDI:
SSI:
SSIG:
SSMP:
Social services block grant
Social Security disability
Social Security disability insurance
Supplemental security income, SSA
State Student Incentive Grant
Self Sufficiency Modernization Project
SSN:
Social Security number
SSO:
Senior services office
SSP:
Self-sufficiency programs
SSS:
Social service specialist
SSTF:
STARS:
STD:
Social Security trust fund
Students today aren’t ready for sex
Sexually transmitted disease
Short term diversion
Standard
SURS:
Surveillance and utilization review subsystem
SWOT:
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
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T&A:
TACE:
TA-DVS:
TAG:
Trust & agency
Technical assistance & continuing education
Temporary assistance for domestic violence survivors
Technical assistance guide
TALN:
Technology Access for Life Needs
TANF:
Temporary assistance to needy families
TBAC:
Task-based authorization controls
TBD:
To be determined
TBI:
Traumatic brain injury
TC:
Temporary custody
Transition Coordinator
TCM:
TDAP:
Targeted case management
Telecommunications Device Access Program
TDD:
Telecommunications device for the deaf (see TTY)
TDM:
Team decision-making meeting
TEFRA:
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act
TI:
Transformation Initiative
TIM:
Tivoli identity manager
TJTC:
Targeted job tax credit
TOC:
TOCS:
TPL:
TPEP:
Table of contents
Toxicology Consulting Services
Third party liability
Tobacco Prevention and Education Program
TPR:
Termination of parental rights
Third party recovery
Third party resource
TQM:
Total quality management
TRACS:
Transition, Referral and Client Self-Sufficiency
TRIPS:
Travel Reimbursement Information Processing System
T&S:
Technology & strategy, OIS
TSA:
Tax-sheltered annuity
TSO:
Telephone service order
TTW:
Ticket to Work
TTY:
Teletypewriter technology
TUA:
Telephone utility allowance
TWE:
Trial Work Evaluation
TWWIIA:
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act
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U
UB:
Uniform billing
UC:
Unemployment compensation
UCMS:
UF:
Client Maintenance System
Unknown father
UHDDS:
UI:
Uniform hospital discharge data set
Unemployment insurance
UIFSA:
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
UPIN:
Unique physician identification number
UPS:
UR:
URA:
USDA:
UTL:
Uninterruptible power supply
United Parcel Service
Utilization review
Unreimbursed Assistance
Unit rebate amount
United States Department of Agriculture
Unable to locate
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V
VA:
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Administration
Vacation
VAC:
Variance at completion
VAH:
Veterans Administration Hospital
VAH:
Veterans Administration Hospital
VCIS:
VCO:
VCIS:
VCON:
VFC:
VISTA:
VOA:
Voluntary Cooperative Information System
Violation of court order
Voluntary Cooperative Information System
Video conference
Vaccines for children
Veterans In Service To America
Volunteers of America
VOAD:
Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster
VOCA:
Victims of Crime Act
VP:
Volunteer program
Video phone
VR:
Vocational rehabilitation
VRC:
VS:
VSP:
Vocational rehabilitation Counselor
Volunteer services
Volunteer service program
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W
WAGE:
WBS:
WC:
Employment Department wage records
Work breakdown structure
Workers compensation
WCD:
Workers Compensation Division
Wireless communication device
WIB:
Workforce Investment Board
WIC:
Women, Infants, and Children
WIN:
Workforce Investment Incentives Network
WK:
Worker
W&M:
Ways and Means Committee of the Legislature
WNV:
West Nile virus
WMAN:
WP:
WRH:
Wireless metropolitan area network
Word processing
WordPerfect
Women's and Reproductive Health Program
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X
XOVR:
Crossover claim
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Y
YCC:
Youth coordinating council
YCCDP:
Yamhill County Chemical Dependency Program
YCIRT:
Youth/community intensive residential treatment
YLF:
YS:
Youth Leadership Forum
Youth services
YST:
Youth Services Team
YTP:
Youth Transition Program
Y2K
Year 2000
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Z
ZD:
Zero defect
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