Abbreviations and Acronyms


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A

ACLU
ADA
ADD
ADHD
ADL
ADRC
AHCPR
AIDS
ALS
APS
ARC
American Civil Liberties Union
Americans with Disabilities Act
Attention Deficit Disorder
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
Activities of Daily Living
Aging and Disability Resource Connection
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Adult Protective Services
Association for Retarded Citizens



B

BSS Board of Social Services



C

CAP
CARF
CVBI
CCIS
CDCP
CHLP
CIACC
CIL
CMS
CNA
COMHCO
COSAC
CP
Consumer Assistance Program
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (NJ)
Children's Crisis Intervention Services
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Community Health Law Project
County Interagency Coordinating Council
Center for Independent Living
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Certified Nursing Assistant
Coalition of Mental Health Consumers Organizations
Center for Outreach and Services for Autism Community
Cerebral Palsy



D

DAS
DCF
DD
DDD
DDHH
DDS
DFD
DHS
DHSS
DMHS
DMAHS
DOJ
DVRS
Division of Addiction Services
Department of Children and Families (NJ)
Developmental Disability
Division of Developmental Disabilities (NJ)
Division of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NJ)
Division of Disability Services (NJ)
Division of Family Development (NJ)
Department of Human Services (NJ)
Department of Health and Senior Services (NJ)
Division of Mental Health Services (NJ)
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (NJ)
Department of Justice
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (NJ)




E
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (US)



F

FCC Federal Communications Commission



G
   



H
HI
HIPAA
HIV
HRSA
HUD
Hearing Impaired
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Health Resources and Services Administration (US)
Housing and Urban Development - (Dept. of -US)



I
ICMS
IDDT
IDEA
IEP
IFSS
IHP
Integrated Case Management Services
Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Individual Education Plan
Intensive Family Support Services
Individual Habilitation Plan




J

JCAHO
JTPA
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Job Training Partnership Act



K

   



L

LAD Law Against Discrimination (NJ)



M
MD
MDA
MR
MS
Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Mental Retardation
Multiple Sclerosis



N
NAMI
NI
NICHCY
NJCFSA
NJP&A
NOMs
NOS
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Neurologically Impaired
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
New Jersey Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association
New Jersey Protection & Advocacy (NJ)
National Outcome Measures
Not Otherwise Specified



O
OCD
OIG
OPRA
OT
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Office of the Inspector General (US)
Open Public Records Act
Occupational Therapy



P

PAAD
PACT
PAIMI
PAIR
PAP
PASP
PASRR
PASS
PATH
PCA
PDD
PRO
PSCU
PT
PTSD
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (NJ)
Programs for Assertive Community Treatment
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness
Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights
Pharmaceutical Assistance Program
Personal Assistance Services Program
Pre-Admission Screening & Resident Review
Plan to Achieve Self-Support (Social Security Administration)
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
Personal Care Attendant
Pervasive Development Disorder
Peer Review Organization
Patient Services Compliance Unit
Physical Therapy
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder



Q
QCMR Quarterly Contract Monitoring Report



R
RHHI
REIC
RSD
Regional Home Health Intermediary
Regional Early Intervention Collaborative
Reflexive Sympathetic Dystrophy



S
SCAHS
SCI
SCORE
SHIP
SILC
SNAP
SPAN
SSA
SSDI
SSI
STS
Special Child and Adult Health Services (NJ)
Spinal Cord Injury
Service Core Of Retired Executives
State Health Insurance Assistance Program
Statewide Independent Living Council
Special Needs Advocate for Parents
Statewide Parents Advocacy Network
Social Security Administration
Social Security Disability Income
Supplemental Security Income
Speech To Speech



T
TARP
TBI
TDD
TT
TTY
Technology Assistive Resource Program
Traumatic Brain Injury
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
Text Telephone
Teletypewriter



U
UAP
UCPA
USTF
University Affiliated Program
United Cerebral Palsy Association
Unified Services Transaction Form



V
VA
VI
Veteran's Administration
Visually Impaired



W

WIC
WRAP
Women, Infants and Children (Supplemental Nutrition Program for)
Wellness and Recovery Action Plan



X
   



Y
   



Z