| AAMR |
American Association on Mental Retardation |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADC |
Adult Day Care |
| ADL |
Activities of Daily Living |
| AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AILCNY |
Association of Independent Living Centers in New York, Inc. |
| ALD |
Association for the Learning Disabled |
| ARC |
Association for Retarded Children |
| BOCES |
Board of Cooperative Educational Services |
| BOE |
Board of Education (NYC) |
| BOV |
Board of Visitors |
| CAB |
Consumer Advisory Board |
| CAH |
Care at Home |
| CARF |
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities |
| CBVH |
Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped |
| CBVI |
Commissions for the Blind & Visually Impaired |
| CCM |
Comprehensive Case Management |
| CDPA |
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance |
| CFR |
Consolidated Fiscal Report |
| CHHA |
Certified Home Health Agency |
| CM |
Case Management |
| CMCM |
Comprehensive Medicaid Case Management |
| CON |
Certificate of Need |
| CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
| CPS |
Child Protective Services |
| CQC |
Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled |
| CR |
Community Residence |
| CSP |
Community Services Plan |
| CSW |
Certified Social Worker |
| DC |
Developmental Center |
| DD |
Developmental Disabilities |
| DDAWNY |
Developmental Disabilities Alliance of Western New York |
| DDP |
Developmental Disabilities Profile |
| DDSO |
Developmental Disabilities Services Office |
| DFY |
Division for Youth |
| DMH |
Department of Mental Health |
| DNR |
Do Not Resuscitate |
| DOB |
Date of Birth |
| DOB |
Division of Budget |
| DOH |
Department of Health |
| DQA |
Division of Quality Assurance |
| DRG |
Diagnostic Related Group |
| DSS |
Department of Social Services |
| DTC |
Day Treatment Center |
| DTP |
Day Treatment Program |
| DVE |
Diagnostic Vocational Education |
| ECDC |
Early Childhood Direction Center |
| ECDMH |
Erie County Department of Mental Health |
| ECMC |
Erie County Medical Center |
| ED |
Emotionally Disturbed |
| EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EIP |
Early Intervention Program |
| FAS |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
| FC |
Family Care |
| FSS |
Family Support Services |
| FFY |
Federal Fiscal Year |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
| GBS |
Geneva B. Scruggs Agency |
| HCBS |
Home & Community Based Services (Waiver) |
| HCFA |
Health Care Financing Administration |
| HHC |
Home Health Care |
| HHS |
Health and Human Services |
| HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization |
| HR |
High Risk |
| HRS |
Health Related Services |
| HUD |
Housing and Urban Development |
| IBR |
Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities |
| ICF |
Intermediate Care Facility |
| IEP |
Individual Education Plan |
| ILC |
Individual Living Center |
| IPP |
Individual Program Plan |
| IPR |
Independent Peer Review |
| IRA |
Individualized Residential Alternative |
| ISE |
Individual Service Environment |
| ISP |
Individual Service Plan |
| ISPM |
Individual Services Planning Model |
| ISS |
Individual Support Services |
| IT |
Interdisciplinary Team |
| IUR |
Independent Utilization Review |
| JCAH |
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals |
| LCED |
Level of Care Eligibility Determination |
| LD |
Learning Disability |
| LDANYS |
Learning Disabilities Association of NYS |
| LDP |
Language Development Program |
| LHCSA |
Licensed Home Care Services Agency |
| LOC |
Level of Care |
| LOF |
Level of Functioning |
| LSC |
Life Safety Code |
| LTC |
Long Term Care |
| LTHHCP |
Long Term Home Health Care Program |
| MA |
Medicaid |
| MDU |
Multiple Disability Unit |
| MH |
Mental Health |
| MHA |
Mental Health Association |
| MHL |
Mental Hygiene Law |
| MHLS |
Mental Hygiene Legal Service |
| MIS |
Management Information Systems |
| MMIS |
Medicaid Management Information System |
| MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheet |
| MSW |
Masters of Social Work |
| NBA |
Neighborhood Based Alliance |
| NBI |
Neighborhood Based Initiative |
| NIA |
National Institute on Aging |
| NIE |
National Institute of Education |
| NIH |
National Institute of Health |
| NIMH |
National Institute of Mental Health |
| NLS |
Neighborhood Legal Services |
| NP |
Nurse Practitioner |
| NYCRR |
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations |
| NYSACRA |
New York State Association of Community and Residential Agencies |
| NYSADSP |
New York State Association of Day Services Providers |
| NYSARC |
New York State Association for Retarded Citizens |
| NYSSAC |
New York State Society for Autistic Citizens |
| NYSRA |
New York State Rehabilitation Association |
| OAD |
Office of the Advocate for the Disabled |
| OMH |
Office of Mental Health |
| OMRDD |
Office of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
| OT |
Occupational Therapy or Therapist |
| OTR |
Occupational Therapist - Registered |
| PA |
Physician's Assistant |
| PAT |
Personal Adjustment Training |
| PC |
Personal Care |
| PCA |
Personal Care Aide |
| POCA |
Plan of Corrective Action |
| PPA |
Prior Property Approval |
| PT |
Physical Therapy or Therapist |
| PWS |
Prader-Willi Syndrome |
| QA |
Quality Assurance |
| QI |
Quality Improvement |
| QMRP |
Qualified Mental Retardation Professional |
| RETAP |
Rehabilitative Employment Training Assistance Program |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
| RFS |
Request for Services |
| RSFO |
Revenue Support Field Office |
| RUGS |
Resource Utilization Group System |
| SB |
Stanford-Binet Test of Intelligence |
| SCA |
Standards Compliance Analyst |
| SCIP |
Strategies for Crisis Intervention & Prevention |
| SED |
State Education Department |
| SETRC |
Special Education Training Resource Center |
| SHSC |
State Health Services Corp. |
| SO |
State Operated |
| SOCR |
State Operated Community Residence |
| SOD |
Statement of Deficiency |
| SOICF |
State Operated Intermediate Care Facility |
| SOIRA |
State Operated Individual Residential Alternative |
| SP |
Speech Pathology or Pathologist |
| SSA |
Social Security Administration |
| SSDI |
Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
| ST |
Speech Therapy |
| TABS |
Tracking and Billing System |
| TASH |
The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps |
| TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TDD |
Telephone Device for the Deaf |
| TRAID |
Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities |
| TTY |
Teletypewriter |
| TUBS |
Temporary Use Beds |
| UBR |
Uniform Budget Report |
| UCPA |
United Cerebral Palsy Association |
| UR |
Utilization Review |
| VESID |
Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities |
| VO |
Voluntary Operated |
| VOCR |
Voluntary Operated Community Residence |
| VOICF |
Voluntary Operated Intermediate Care Facility |
| VOIRA |
Voluntary Operated Individual Residential Alternative |
| WAC |
Work Activity Center |
| WAT |
Work Adjustment Training |
| WNYDDSO |
Western New York Developmental Disabilities Services Office |
| WSDC |
West Seneca Developmental Center |
| WSTP |
Work Skills Training Program |
