| AAA | Area Agency on Aging | |
| AAW | Adult Autism Waiver | |
| ABA | Applied Behavioral Analysis | |
| ABAS | Adaptive Behavior Assessment System | |
| ABES | Adaptive Behavior Evaluation Scale | |
| ACA | Affordable Care Act | |
| ACAP | Adult Community Autism Program | |
| ACO | Accountable Care Organization | |
| ACOA | Adult Children of Alcoholics | |
| ACT | Assertive Community Treatment | |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act | |
| ADAMH | Alcohol Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration | |
| ADAPT | Admission, Discharge, Assessment, Priority, Treatment | |
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder | |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | |
| ADRC | Aging and Disability Resource Center | |
| AE | Administrative Entity | |
| ALO | Advanced Living Options | |
| AOD | Alcohol and Other Drugs | |
| APA | American Psychological Association | |
| APA | American Psychiatric Association | |
| APS | Adult Protective Services | |
| ASAM | American Society of Addiction Medicine | |
| ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorder | |
| ASERT | Autism Services, Education, Resources and Training | |
| ASM | Administrative Service Management | |
| ASO | Administrative Services Organization | |
| ATF | Adult Training Facility | |
| AWC FMS | Agency with Choice Financial Management Service | |
| BAS | Bureau of Autism Services | |
| BB/BS | Big Brothers/Big Sisters | |
| BCM | Blended Case Management | |
| BFO | Bureau of Financial Operations | |
| BHRS | Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services | |
| BHSI | Behavioral Health Services Iniatiative | |
| BPAO | Benefits Planning Assistance and Outreach | |
| BPI | Bureau of Program Integrity | |
| BS | Behavioral Support | |
| BSC | Behavioral Services Coordinator | |
| BSP | Beacon Select Provider | |
| BSU | Base Service Unit | |
| C & E | Consultation and Education | |
| CAC | Certified Addictions Counselor | |
| CAC | Child Advocacy Center | |
| CAFP | Comprehensive Analysis of Functional Performance | |
| CANS | Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths | |
| CAO | County Assistance Office | |
| CASSP | Child and Adolescent Service System Program | |
| CCAP | County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania | |
| CCBHC | Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic | |
| CCIS | Child Care Information Services | |
| CCRI | Consolidated Community Report Initiative | |
| CCRS | Consolidated Community Reporting System | |
| CDC | Child Development Council | |
| CDU | Child Development Unit | |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer | |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer | |
| C/FST | Consumer/Family Satisfaction Team | |
| CHADD | Children/Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder | |
| CHC | Community HealthChoices | |
| CHIP | Children’s Health Insurance Program | |
| CHIP | Community Health Improvement Partnership | |
| CHIPP | Community Hospital Integration Projects Plan | |
| ChoP | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia | |
| CHP | Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh | |
| CI | Certified Investigator | |
| CISC | Children in Substitute Care | |
| CISM | Critical Incident Stress Management | |
| CIT | Crisis Intervention Team | |
| CJAB | Criminal Justice Advisory Board | |
| CLA | Community Living Arrangement | |
| CLC | Community Living Care | |
| CLT | County Leadership Team | |
| CLW | Community Living Waiver | |
| CMHC | Community Mental Health Center | |
| CMHSBG | Community Mental Health Services Block Grant | |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA) | |
| CM-SS | Case Management-Self Sufficiency Program | |
| COA | Children of Alcoholics | |
| COMCARE | County Managed Care Resources | |
| COMPASS | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Access to Social Services | |
| COMPEER | Peer Support Program | |
| COO | Chief Operating Officer | |
| CPC | Community Psychiatric Center | |
| CPS | Certified Peer Specialist | |
| CPS | Child Protective Services | |
| CPS | Community Participation Supports | |
| CRCSI | Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services, Inc. | |
| CRR | Community Residential Rehabilitation | |
| CRRS | Community Residential Rehabilitation Services | |
| CSAP | Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (Federal) | |
| CSP | Community Support Program | |
| CST | Consumer Satisfaction Team | |
| CTC | Communities That Care | |
| CTI | Career and Technical Institute | |
| CTM | County Transformation Manager | |
| CTONI | Comprehensive Test of Non-Verbal Intelligence | |
| CTT | Community Treatment Team | |
| CVC | Crime Victims Center | |
| CY | Calendar Year | |
| CYS | Children and Youth Services | |
| D & A | Drug and Alcohol | |
| DAS | Diversion and Acute Stabilization | |
| DCORT | Disaster-Crisis Outreach and Referral Team | |
| DD | Developmental Disability or Dual Diagnosis | |
| DDAP | Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs | |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services | |
| CLA | Community Living Arrangement | |
| CLC | Community Living Care | |
| CLT | County Leadership Team | |
| CLW | Community Living Waiver | |
| CMHC | Community Mental Health Center | |
| CMHSBG | Community Mental Health Services Block Grant | |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA) | |
| CM-SS | Case Management-Self Sufficiency Program | |
| COA | Children of Alcoholics | |
| COMCARE | County Managed Care Resources | |
| COMPASS | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Access to Social Services | |
| COMPEER | Peer Support Program | |
| COO | Chief Operating Officer | |
| CPC | Community Psychiatric Center | |
| CPS | Certified Peer Specialist | |
| CPS | Child Protective Services | |
| CPS | Community Participation Supports | |
| CRR | Community Residential Rehabilitation | |
| CRRS | Community Residential Rehabilitation Services | |
| CSAP | Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (Federal) | |
| CSP | Community Support Program | |
| CST | Consumer Satisfaction Team | |
| CTC | Communities That Care | |
| CTI | Career and Technical Institute | |
| CTM | County Transformation Manager | |
| CTONI | Comprehensive Test of Non-Verbal Intelligence | |
| CTT | Community Treatment Team | |
| CVC | Crime Victims Center | |
| CY | Calendar Year | |
| CYS | Children and Youth Services | |
| D & A | Drug and Alcohol | |
| DAS | Diversion and Acute Stabilization | |
| DCORT | Disaster-Crisis Outreach and Referral Team | |
| DD | Developmental Disability or Dual Diagnosis | |
| DDAP | Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs | |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services | |
| D/HOH | Deaf/Hard of Hearing | |
| DHS | Department of Human Services | |
| DOH | Department of Health | |
| Dom Care | Domiciliary Care | |
| DRN | Disability Rights Network | |
| DSM V | Diagnostic Statistical Manual Versions 5 | |
| DUI | Driving Under the Influence of an Intoxicant | |
| DWI | Driving While Intoxicated | |
| EAC | Extended Acute Care | |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Program | |
| EHR | Electronic Health Record | |
| EI | Early Intervention | |
| EIM | Enterprise Incident Management | |
| EITA | Early Intervention Technical Assistance | |
| EMS | Emergency Medical Services | |
| EPSDT | Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment | |
| ES | Emotional Support | |
| FAC | Family Advisory Council | |
| FASD | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder | |
| FBMHS | Family Based Mental Health Services | |
| FD | Family Driven | |
| FDC | Family Development Credentialing | |
| FDRP | Forensic Diversion & Re-Entry Program | |
| FFEIS | Family Focused Early Intervention System | |
| FFS | Fee for Service | |
| FLP | Family Living Program (Lifesharing) | |
| FPS | Family Preservation Services for Dependent Children | |
| FQHC | Federally Qualified Health Center | |
| FSP | Family Service Plan | |
| FSS | Family Support Services | |
| FY | Fiscal Year | |
| GAO | General Accounting Office (Federal) | |
| GPS | General Protective Services | |
| GSA | Gay Straight Alliance | |
| HAP | Housing Assistance Program | |
| HB | Home-Based | |
| HCBS | Home and Community Based Setting | |
| HCQU | Health Care Quality Unit | |
| HCSIS | Home and Community Services Information System | |
| HFW | High Fidelity Wrap Around | |
| HIFI | High Fidelity | |
| HHS | Department of Health and Human Services (Federal) | |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act | |
| HPO | High Profile Occurrence | |
| HSC | Human Service Council | |
| HSDF | Human Service Development Fund | |
| HS/EHS | Head Start/Early Head Start | |
| HUD | Housing and Urban Development | |
| I & E | Income and Expenditure | |
| I & R | Information and Referral | |
| IAT | Independent Assessment Team | |
| IBHS | Intensive Behavioral Health Services | |
| ICAN | Involved Consumer Action Network in Pennsylvania | |
| ICF/ID | Intermediate Care Facility/Intellectual Disabilities | |
| ICF/ORC | Intermediate Care Facility/Other Related Condition | |
| ICM | Intensive Case Management | |
| ICP | Integrated Care Plan | |
| ICSI | Integrated Children’s Service Initiative | |
| ICSP | Integrated Children’s Service Plan | |
| ID | Intellectual Disabilities | |
| IDD | Intellectual Developmental Disability | |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Public Law 94-142) | |
| IEP | Individualized Educational Plan | |
| IER | Individualized Estimated Resource | |
| IFSP | Individualized Family Service Plan | |
| IHCS | In Home and Community Support | |
| IM | Incident Management | |
| IM4Q | Independent Monitoring for Quality | |
| IMD | Institutions of Mental Diseases | |
| IMT | Independent Monitoring Team | |
| IOP | Intensive Outpatient | |
| IPP | Individual Program Plan | |
| IPV | Intimate Partner Violence | |
| IS | Information System | |
| ISO | Intermediary Service Organization | |
| ISP | Individual Support Plan | |
| ISPT | Interagency Service Planning Team | |
| IST | Instructional Support Team | |
| IT | Information Technology | |
| ITF | Infant, Toddler and Family | |
| ITQ | Invitation to Qualify | |
| IU | Intermediate Unit | |
| IVRP | Intensive Vocational Rehabilitation Program | |
| IWPP | Individualized Work Program Plan | |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals Organization | |
| JCJC | Juvenile Court Judges Commission | |
| JPO | Juvenile Probation Office | |
| JTPA | Job Training Partnership Act | |
| LCD | Level of Care Determination | |
| LGBTQIA | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex and Allies/Asexual | |
| LICC | Local Interagency Coordinating Council | |
| LMS | Learning Management System | |
| LOC | Level of Care | |
| LOF | Level of Functioning | |
| LOS | Letter of Support | |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment | |
| LTC | Long-Term Care | |
| LTCC | Local Transition Coordinating Council | |
| LTLTI | Long Term Living Training Institute | |
| LTM | Lifetime Medical | |
| LTSR | Long Term Structured Residence | |
| LTSS | Long Term Support and Services | |
| MA | Medical Assistance | |
| MADD | Mothers Against Drunk Driving | |
| MAT | Medication Assisted Treatment | |
| MAWA | Mutually Agreed upon Written Agreement | |
| MC | Managed Care | |
| MCO | Managed Care Organization | |
| MDE | Multiple Disciplinary Evaluation | |
| MDJ | Magisterial District Judge | |
| MDT | Multiple Disciplinary Team | |
| MEB | Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral | |
| MEDS | Medications | |
| MH | Mental Health | |
| MHA | Mental Health Association in Fayette | |
| MH/ID | Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities | |
| MHPA | Mental Health Procedures Act (1976) | |
| MHRO | Mental Health Review Officer | |
| MIS | Management Information System | |
| MISA | Mental Illness and Substance Abuse | |
| MPP | Maximum Participation Project | |
| MSR | Member Services Representative | |
| MST | Multi-Systemic Therapy | |
| MT | Mobile Therapy | |
| MYP | Multi-Year Plan | |
| NACBHDD | National Association of County BH and DD Directors | |
| NAMI | National Alliance for the Mentally Ill | |
| NAS | Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome | |
| NASDDDS | National Association of State Directors of DD | |
| NASW | National Association for Social Workers | |
| NBG | Non-Block Grant | |
| NCD | Neurocognitive Disorder | |
| NFCE | Nursing Facility Clinically Eligible | |
| NFP | Nurse Family Partnership | |
| NG | Needs Group | |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health | |
| NMHCA | National Mental Health Consumers’ Association | |
| NPI | National Provider Identifier | |
| OBRA | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 | |
| OCD | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | |
| OCDEL | Office of Child Development and Early Learning | |
| OCYF | Office of Children, Youth and Families | |
| ODD | Oppositional Defiant Disorder | |
| ODP | Office of Developmental Programs | |
| OERP | Office of Education and Regional Programming | |
| OJT | On-the-Job Training | |
| OLTL | Office of Long Term Living | |
| OMAP | Office of Medical Assistance Program | |
| OMHSAS | Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | |
| OP | Outpatient | |
| ORC | Other Related Conditions | |
| ORF | Outpatient Registration Form | |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration | |
| OT | Occupational Therapy | |
| OVR | Office of Vocational Rehabilitation | |
| P4P | Pay for Performance | |
| PAC | Planning Advisory Committee | |
| PACA MH/DS | PA Assoc. of County Administrators of MH and Developmental Services | |
| PAO | Provider Applicant Orientation | |
| PAR | PA Assoc. of Resources for People w/Developmental Disabilities | |
| PARF | PA Association of Rehabilitation Facilities | |
| Partial | Partial Hospitalization | |
| PASRR | PA Pre-Admission Screening Resident Review | |
| PASS | Performance, Acuity, Staffing and Supports Inventory Scale | |
| PATH | Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness | |
| PaTTAN | Pennyslvania Training and Technical Assistance Network | |
| PBC | Performance Based Contract | |
| PCCD | Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency | |
| PCH | Personal Care Home | |
| PCIT | Parent Child Interaction Therapy | |
| PDA | Pennsylvania Department of Aging | |
| PDR | Physicians Desk Reference | |
| PEPS | Program Evaluation Performance Summary | |
| PELICAN | Pa’s Enterprise to Link Information for Children Across Networks | |
| PFDSW | Person/Family Directed Support Waiver | |
| PIN | Parents Involved Network | |
| PLF | Private Licensed Facility (ID) | |
| PMHCA | Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers’ Association | |
| POC | Plan of Care | |
| POMS | Performance Outcome Management System | |
| POT | Program of Transmittal | |
| PPS | Perspective Payment System | |
| PQ | Provider Qualification | |
| PROMISe | Provider Reimbursement & Operations Management System | |
| PRS | Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services | |
| PSA | Public Service Announcement | |
| PSP | Pennsylvania State Police | |
| PSR | Psychosocial Rehabilitation | |
| PT | Physical Therapy | |
| PTRC | Pharmacy and Therapeutic Review Committee | |
| PUNS | Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services for Person with ID | |
| QA | Quality Assurance | |
| QA & I | Quality Assessment and Improvement | |
| QE | Quality Enhancement | |
| QEP | Quality Enhancement Plan | |
| QIDP | Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional | |
| QM | Quality Management | |
| R2E | Reserves to Encumbrances | |
| RC | Resource Coordinator | |
| RCPA | Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association | |
| RFI | Request for Information | |
| RFP | Request for Proposal | |
| RFS | Request for Service | |
| RHC | Rural Health Clinic | |
| RIAS | Reynolds Intelligence Assessment Scale | |
| RN | Registered Nurse | |
| ROI | Release of Information | |
| RTF | Residential Treatment Facility | |
| SAMHSA | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | |
| SAP | Service Area Plan | |
| SAP | Student Assistance Program | |
| SC | Supports Coordinator or Service Coordinator | |
| SCA | Single County Authority | |
| SCE | Service Coordination Entity | |
| SCO | Supports Coordination Organization | |
| SCSC | State Civil Service Commission | |
| SD | Self Determination | |
| SE | Supported Employment | |
| SEC | Supported Employment Council | |
| SED | Serious Emotional Disturbance | |
| SEEP | Social, Emotional, Environmental Plan | |
| SEIU | Service Employees International Union | |
| SGE | Small Group Employment | |
| SH | Supplemental Habilitation | |
| SH | Supported Housing | |
| SI | Special Instruction/Instructor | |
| SICC | State Interagency Coordinating Council | |
| SIS | Supports Intensity Scale | |
| SLUMS | St. Louis University Mental Status Examination | |
| SOC | System of Care | |
| SPMI | Serious and Persistent Mental Illness | |
| SR | Social and Rehabilitation Services | |
| SRO | Single Room Occupancy | |
| SS | Specialized Services | |
| SSA | Social Security Administration | |
| SSBG | Social Service Block Grant | |
| SSDI | Social Security Disability Insurance | |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income | |
| ST | Speech Therapy | |
| STAP | Summer Therapeutic Activities Program | |
| SW | Social Work/Worker | |
| TA | Technical Assistance | |
| TAC | Therapeutic Activity Center | |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance of Needy Families | |
| TAY | Transition Aged Youth | |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury | |
| TE | Transitional Employment | |
| TEC | Transitional Employment Consultants | |
| TES | Therapeutic Emotional Support | |
| TQM | Total Quality Management | |
| TSS | Therapeutic Staff Support | |
| Tx | Treatment | |
| UI | Unusual Incident | |
| UM | Utilization Management | |
| UMR | Utilization Management Review | |
| UR | Utilization Review | |
| USPRA | United States Psychiatric Rehab. Association (formerly IASPRS) | |
| VABS | Vineland Adaptive Behavioral Scale | |
| VBH-PA | Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania | |
| VBP | Value Based Purchasing | |
| VF | Vendor Fiscal | |
| Voc Rehab | Vocational Rehabilitation | |
| VRC | Vocational Rehabilitation Center | |
| VT | Vision Therapy | |
| WAC | Work Activity Center | |
| WAIS | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale | |
| Waiver | Medicaid Funding Stream | |
| WIC | Women, Infants and Children Program | |
| WIPA | Work Incentive Planning and Assistance | |
| WISC | Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children | |
| WPPSI | Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence | |
| YAYA | Youth and Young Adult | |
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