A quick reference on acronyms typically used in BHARP materials and the website.

Acronym Meaning
ABA Applied Behavior Analysis 
ABR Abandonment Rate
ACT Assertive Community Treatment
AGG Community Care Aggregate
AOD Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence
APA Alternate Payment Arrangement
ASA Average Speed of Answer
ASAM American Society of Addiction Medicine 
ASO Administrative Services Unit
AUD Alcohol Use Disorder
BCM Blended Case Manager
BH Behavioral Health
BHHP Behavioral Health Home Plus
BHMCO Behavioral Health Managed Care Organization 
BHRS Behavioral Health and Rehabilitation Services
BHS Behavioral Health Service
BSC Behavioral Specialist Consultant
C/FST Consumer/Family Satisfaction Team 
CAP Corrective Action Plan
CASSP Child & Adolescent Service System Program
CASSP Child and Adolescent Serving System Program
CBCM Community Based Care Management 
CCBH Community Care Behavioral Health
CCBHC Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic
CHC Community Health Choices
CIS Client Information System
CISC Children and Adolescents in Substitute Care
CM Care Manager/Care Management 
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
COC Coordination of Care
COE Centers of Excellence 
COS Category of Service
CPEP Comprehensive Provider Evaluation Process
CPRC County & Provider Relations Coordinator
CQI Continuous Quality Improvement 
CRS  Certified Recovery Specialist
CSBBH Community and School-Based Behavioral Health 
CSP Community Support Program 
CSR Customer Service Representative
CSRU Community Stabilization and Reintegration Unit 
CY Calendar Year
CYF Children, Youth, and Family
DBT Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DDAP Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs 
DDTT Dual Diagnosis Treatment Team 
DHS Department of Human Services
DMP Discharge Management Planning
DOH Department of Health
DSC Decision Support Centers
ED Emergency Department 
EDP Enhanced Discharge Planning
EPSDT Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment 
FAB Family Advisory Board
FBMHS Family Based Mental Health Services
FFSB Family Focused Solution Based
FFT Functional Family Therapy
FWA Fraud, Waste and Abuse
FY Fiscal Year
HC HealthChoices
HE Health Equity
HEDIS Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set
HIPPA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HRCM High-Risk Care Managers
HRSUD High-Risk Substance Use Disorder
HWH Halfway House
IBHS Intensive Behavioral Health Services
IBHS Intensive Behavioral Health Services
ICM Intensive Case Manager
ICP Integrated Care Plan
ICWC Integrated Community Wellness Center
ID Intellectual Disability 
IEP Individual Education Plan
IPMH Inpatient Mental Health Hospitalization 
IRT Individualized Residential Treatment
JPO Juvenile Probation Office
LOC Level of Care
MAB Member Advisory Board
MAC Member Advisory Committee 
MAT Medication Assisted Treatment
MCO Managed Care
MCO Managed Care Organization
MH Mental Health 
MHP Mental Health Partnerships
MNG Medical Necessity Guidelines
MT Mobile Therapy
MY Measurement Year
NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance 
NRT Nicotine Replacement Therapy
OMHSAS Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
OUD Opioid Use Disorder
PAC Provider Advisory Committee
PCP Primary Care Physicians 
PEPS Program Evaluation Performance Summary
PHP Partial Hospitalization Program
PIP Performance Improvement Project
PPO Provider Performance Issue
PRS Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services
PS&R Program Standards and Requirements 
QCMC Quality and Care Management Committee
QIA Quality Improvement Activities
QIP Quality Improvement Plan
QM Quality Management
RC Resource Coordinator
ROI Release of Information
RTF Residential Treatment Facilities
SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SC Service Coordinator
SCA Single County Authorities
SDoH Social Determinants of Health
SIES Stakeholder & Inter-systems Engagement Specialist
SMART Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timely
SMI’s Serious Member Incidents
SPH Symphony Performance Health
SPMI Serious and Persistent Mental Illness
SUD Substance use Disorders 
TC Tobacco Cessation
TCC Tobacco Cessation Counseling
TSS Therapeutic Staff Support
UM Utilization Management 
VBP Value-Based Purchasing 
YYAA Youth and Young Adult Advisors