Glossary of Acronyms |
AAL |
Adoption Agency Licensing |
ACAP |
AIDS Community Care Alternatives Program |
AIDS |
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
ASFA |
Adoption and Safe Families Act |
CCYRL |
Child Care & Youth Residential Licensing |
CARF |
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities |
CART |
Case Assessment Resource Team |
CARI |
Child Abuse Record Information |
CBVI |
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired |
CC |
Child care |
CCAC |
Child Care Advisory Council |
CCC |
Child care center |
CCHC |
Child Care Health Consultant |
CCHCC |
Child Care Health Consultant Coordinator |
CCIS |
Children's Crisis Intervention Service |
CCL |
Child Care Licensing |
CCQAI |
Child Care Quality Assurance Inspector |
CCR |
Community care residence |
CCR&R |
Child Care Resource and Referral |
CCW |
Community Care Waiver |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CFT |
Child Family Team |
CFU |
Central Fingerprint Unit |
CHRI |
Criminal History Record Information |
CIMU |
Critical Incident Management Unit |
CMO |
Care Management Organization |
CMS |
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
or Contract Management System |
COA |
Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services |
CORP |
Coalition of Residential Providers |
CQI |
Continuous Quality Improvement |
CSA |
Contracted Systems Administrator |
CST |
Child Study Team |
CWRP |
Child Welfare Reform Plan |
DAS |
Division of Addiction Services |
DCA |
Department of Community Affairs or Division of Consumer Affairs |
DCBHS |
Division of Child Behavioral Health Services |
DCF |
Department of Children and Families |
DPCP |
Division of Prevention and Community Partnerships |
DDD |
Division of Developmental Disabilities |
DDHH |
Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
DDS |
Division of Disability Services |
DDL |
Developmental Disabilities Licensing |
DFD |
Division of Family Development |
DHS |
Department of Human Services |
DHSS or DOH |
Department of Health and Senior Services |
DMAHS |
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services |
DMHS |
Division of Mental Health Services |
DOE |
Department of Education |
DOP |
Department of Personnel |
DYFS |
Division of Youth and Family Services |
EC |
Early childhood |
FAFS |
Foster and Adoptive Family Services |
FCC or FDC |
Family child care or family day care |
FCCPA |
Family Child Care Providers Association |
FDCO-NJ |
Family Day Care Organization of New Jersey |
FSO |
Family Support Organization |
FSS |
Family Services Specialist |
HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
HR |
Human resources |
HSP |
Human Services Police |
IAIU |
Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit |
ICMS |
Integrated Case Management Services |
IEP |
Individual Education Plan |
IFSS |
Intensive Family Support Services |
IHP |
Individual Habilitation Plan |
ISP |
Individual Service Plan |
JCAHO |
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
LIS |
Licensing Information System |
MHL |
Mental Health Licensing |
MVC |
Motor Vehicle Commission |
NACCP |
National Association of Child Care Professionals |
NACCRA |
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies |
NAEYC |
National Association for the Education of Young Children |
NAFCC |
National Association for Family Child Care |
NAMI |
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
NARA |
National Association for Regulatory Administration |
NCCA |
National Child Care Association |
NCQA |
National Committee for Quality Assurance |
NJAC |
New Jersey Administrative Code |
NJACCRA |
New Jersey Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies |
NJACP |
New Jersey Association of Community Providers |
NJACRF |
New Jersey Association of Children's Residential Facilities |
NJAEYC |
New Jersey Association for the Education of Young Children |
NJAMHA |
New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies |
NJCCA |
New Jersey Child Care Association |
NJP&A |
New Jersey Protection and Advocacy |
NJR |
New Jersey Register |
NJSA |
New Jersey Statutes Annotated |
NJSPIRIT |
New Jersey Statewide Protective Investigation, Reporting and Information Tool |
NSACA |
National School Age Care Alliance |
OAL |
Office of Administrative Law |
OCS |
Office of Children's Services |
OOE |
Office of Education (DHS) |
OOL |
Office of Licensing |
OPIA |
Office of Program Integrity and Accountability |
OPRA |
Open Public Records Act |
PA |
Provider agency |
PAC |
Professional Advisory Committee or Parents Advisory Council |
PACT |
Programs of Assertive Community Treatment |
PATH |
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness |
PBOS |
Performance-Based Outcome System |
QA |
Quality assurance |
QAC |
Quality Assurance Coordinator |
QAS |
Quality Assurance Specialist |
RFI |
Request for Information |
RFL |
Resource Family Licensing |
RFP |
Request for Proposals |
RFSW |
Resource Family Support Worker |
RSS |
Residential Services Specialist |
RTC |
Residential treatment center |
SACC |
School age child care |
SACWIS |
State Automated Child Welfare Information System |
SIDS |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
SCR |
Statewide Central Registry |
SRU |
Special Response Unit |
TANF |
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
TBI |
Traumatic brain injury |
UCC |
Uniform Construction Code |
UCCA |
Unified Child Care Agency |
UFC |
Uniform Fire Code |
UIR |
Unusual Incident Report |
UIRMS |
Unusual Incident Reporting and Management System |
UR |
Utilization Review |
WFNJ |
Work First New Jersey |
YCM |
Youth Case Management |
YPC |
Youth Partial Care |
YRL |
Youth Residential Licensing |
