A quick reference on acronyms typically used in BHARP materials and the website.
| Acronym | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AA |
Alcoholics Anonymous
|
| AAA |
Area Agency on Aging
|
| AACAP |
American Academy of Children & Adolescent Psychiatry
|
| AAIDD |
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
|
| AAMR |
American Association of Mental Retardation
|
| AARP |
American Association of Retired Persons
|
| ABA |
Applied Behavior Analysis
|
| ABA-G |
Applied Behavior Analysis Group
|
| ABR |
Abandonment Rate
|
| ACCESS Plus |
Physical health plan for recipients not enrolled with a Health Choices MCO.
|
| ACF |
Administration of Children and Families (Fed. Agency)
|
| ACT |
Assertive Community Treatment
|
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act
|
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder
|
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
|
| ADL |
Activities of Daily Living
|
| ADL RH |
Adolescent Rehabilitation
|
| ADS |
Adult Day Services
|
| ADT |
Adult Development Training
|
| AE |
Administrative Entity
|
| AEIC |
Administrative Entity Information Center
|
| AEOMP |
Administrative Entity Oversight Monitoring Process
|
| AG | Auditor General |
| AG |
Attorney General
|
| AGG | Aggregate |
| AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
|
| AL |
HealthChoices Allegany
|
| ALOS |
Average Length of Stay
|
| AMA |
Against Medical Advice
|
| AMA |
American Medical Association
|
| AO |
Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence
|
| AOPC |
Administrative of Pennsylvania Courts
|
| APA |
American Psychological Association
|
| APA |
Alternative Payment Arrangement
|
| APA |
American Psychiatric Association
|
| APH |
Adult Partial Hospital
|
| APH |
Acute Partial Hospitalization
|
| APRP |
Associated Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners
|
| APSS |
Adolescent Placement Summary Sheet
|
| AS |
Asperger’s Syndrome
|
| AS |
Administrative Services Unit
|
| ASA |
Average Speed of Answer
|
| ASAM |
American Society of Addiction Medicine
|
| ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder
|
| AT |
Assistive Technology
|
| ATF |
Adult Training Facility
|
| AUD |
Alcohol Use Disorder
|
| AWCFMS |
Agency with Choice Financial Management Services
|
| BAC |
Blood Alcohol Content
|
| BARD |
Balanced and Restored Justice
|
| BAS |
Bureau of Autism Services
|
| BC |
Behavioral Specialist Consultant
|
| BCM |
Blended Case Manager
|
| BEC |
Basic Education Circular
|
| BFM |
Bureau of Financial Management
|
| BFO |
Bureau of Financial Operations
|
| BH |
Behavioral Health
|
| BHA |
Bureau of Hearings and Appeals
|
| BHARP |
Behavioral Health Alliance of Rural PA
|
| BHAU |
Behavioral Health Administrative Unit
|
| BHHEP |
Behavioral Health Higher Education Plan
|
| BHHP |
Behavioral Health Home Plus
|
| BH-MCO |
Behavioral Health Managed Care Organization
|
| BHRS |
Behavioral Health and Rehabilitation Services
|
| BHS |
Behavioral Health Services
|
| BHT |
Behavioral Health Technician
|
| BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan
|
| BIPOC |
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
|
| BK |
HealthChoices Berks
|
| BL |
HealthChoices Blair
|
| BMIS |
Bureau of Management Information Systems
|
| BNDD |
Bureau of Narcotic Drugs & Devices
|
| BOA |
Bureau of Audits
|
| BPD |
Borderline Personality Disorder
|
| BPI |
Bureau of Program Integrity (Commonwealth of PA)
|
| BPP |
Board of Probation and Parole
|
| BQIC |
Board Quality Improvement Committee
|
| BSE |
Bureau of Special Education
|
| BSU |
Base Services Unit
|
| BUP | Buprenorphine |
| BZ |
HealthChoices Bedford/Somerset
|
| C&E |
Consultation and Education
|
| C&Y |
Children and Youth
|
| C/FST |
Consumer/Family Satisfaction Team
|
| C4E |
Center for Excellence
|
| CAAC |
County Administrators Advisory Committee
|
| CAAP |
Certified Allied Addictions Practitioner
|
| CAO |
County Assistance Office
|
| CAP |
Corrective Action Plan
|
| CARF |
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
|
| CART |
Consumer Action & Response Team
|
| CASSP |
Child and Adolescent Services System Program
|
| Catchment |
The geographic region assigned to each state hospital
|
| CBCM |
Community Based Care Management
|
| CBO |
Community Based Organization
|
| CBO |
Congressional Budget Office
|
| CBT |
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
|
| C-BT |
Competency-Based Training
|
| CCAP |
County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania
|
| CCBH |
Community Care Behavioral Health
|
| CCBHC |
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic
|
| CCDBG |
Child Care and Development Block Grant (Welfare Reform Consolidation)
|
| CCRC |
Continuing Care Retirement Center
|
| CCRC |
Continuing Care Residential Community
|
| CCYA |
County Children and Youth Agency (CAO term for CYS)
|
| CD |
Chemical Dependency
|
| CDBG |
Community Development Block Grant
|
| CDC |
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Federal Agency)
|
| CDS |
College of Direct Support
|
| CEBO |
Continuous Evidence Based Oversight
|
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations
|
| CFRP |
Center for Rural PA
|
| CG |
Common Ground
|
| CGB |
Central Governing Board
|
| CH |
HealthChoices Chester
|
| CHADD |
Children with Attention Deficient Disorders
|
| CHC |
Community Health Choices
|
| CHIP |
Children’s Health Insurance Program
|
| CHIPP |
Community-Hospital Integrated Project Program
|
| CHS |
Cultivating Health for Success
|
| CHW |
Community Health Worker
|
| CI |
Crisis Intervention
|
| CIS |
Crisis Intervention Services
|
| CIS |
Client Information System
|
| CISC |
Children and Adolescents in Substitute Care
|
| CK |
HealthChoices Carbon/Monroe/Pike
|
| CLA |
Community Living Arrangement
|
| CLAS |
Culturally and Linguistic Appropriate Services
|
| CM |
Care Management/Care Manager
|
| CM |
Case Management
|
| CM |
Contingency Management
|
| CMCS |
Case Management and Clinical Services (DDAP Manual)
|
| CME |
Continuing Medical Education
|
| CMHC |
Community Mental Health Center
|
| CMHSBG |
Community Mental Health Services Block Grant
|
| CMI |
Chronically Mentally III
|
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
|
| COB |
Coordination of Benefits
|
| COBRA |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986
|
| COC |
Coordination of Care
|
| COD |
Individuals who have a Mental Health and D&A Diagnosis
|
| COE |
Centers of Excellence
|
| COLA |
Cost of Living Adjustment
|
| COS |
Category of Service
|
| COS |
Child Outcome Survey
|
| CPEP |
Comprehensive Provider Evaluation Process
|
| CPO |
County Program Oversight
|
| CPRC |
County & Provider Relations Coordinator
|
| CPRRC |
County and Provider Reinvestment Relations Coordinator
|
| CPS |
Certified Peer Specialist
|
| CPS |
Child Protective Services
|
| CPSL |
Child Protective Services Law
|
| CQI |
Continuous Quality Improvement
|
| CR | Critical Revision |
| CRC |
Crisis Response Center
|
| CRF |
Community Residential Facility
|
| CRNP |
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
|
| CRP |
Crisis Residential Program
|
| CRR |
Community Residential Rehabilitation
|
| CRR-HH |
Community Residential Rehabilitation-Host Home
|
| CRS |
Certified Recovery Specialist
|
| CSA |
Controlled Substances Act
|
| CSAP |
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
|
| CSAT |
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
|
| CSBBH |
Community and School-Based Behavioral Health
|
| CSBG |
Community Services Block Grant
|
| CSI |
Consumer Satisfaction Instruments
|
| CSP |
Children’s Services Plan
|
| CSP |
Consumer Support Program
|
| CSQ |
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire
|
| CSR |
Continued Stay Review
|
| CSR |
Customer Service Representative
|
| CSRU |
Community Stabilization and Reintegration Unit
|
| CSS |
Community Support System
|
| CST |
Consumer Satisfaction Team
|
| CTC |
Communities That Care
|
| CTT |
Community Treatment Team
|
| CW |
Consolidated Waiver
|
| CY | Calendar Year |
| CYF |
Children, Youth, and Family
|
| CYS |
Children and Youth Services
|
| D | Denominator |
| D&A |
Drug and Alcohol
|
| DBT |
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
|
| DC | Discharge |
| DCP |
Direct Care Professional
|
| DD |
Dual Diagnosis — Individuals with a developmental delay and mental health diagnosis
|
| DD |
Developmental Disabilities
|
| DDAP |
Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
|
| DDTT |
Dual Diagnosis Treatment Team
|
| DEA |
Drug Enforcement Agency
|
| DHHS |
US Department of Health and Human Services
|
| DHS |
Department of Human Services
|
| DIS |
Department of Information Systems
|
| DMP |
Discharge Management Planning
|
| DOC |
Department of Corrections
|
| DOE |
Department of Education
|
| DOH |
Department of Health
|
| DOL |
Department of Labor
|
| DOS | Date of Service |
| DPW |
Department of Public Welfare
|
| DRN |
Disability Rights Network
|
| DSC |
Decision Support Centers
|
| DSM-V |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th Edition)
|
| DUI |
Driving Under the Influence
|
| DWI |
Driving while Intoxicated
|
| EAC |
Extended Acute Care
|
| EAP |
Employee Assistance Program
|
| EBP |
Evidence Based Practice
|
| EBT |
Evidence Based Treatment
|
| EBT |
Electronic Benefits Transfer System
|
| ECT |
Electric Convulsive Therapy
|
| ED |
Emergency Department
|
| EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange
|
| EDL | Everyday Lives |
| EDP |
Enhanced Discharge Planning
|
| EHR |
Electronic Health Record
|
| EI |
Early Intervention
|
| EITA |
Early Intervention Technical Assistance
|
| EOB |
Explanation of Benefits
|
| EOTC |
Employment Opportunity and Training Centers
|
| EPSDT |
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment
|
| ER |
Emergency Room
|
| ER |
HealthChoices Erie
|
| ERISA |
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
|
| ESL |
English as a Second Language
|
| ESY |
Extended School Year
|
| EVS |
Eligibility Verification System
|
| F/U | Follow-up |
| FAB |
Family Advisory Board
|
| FAC |
Family Advisory Committee
|
| Facility |
An organization to be credentialed or contracted
|
| FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education
|
| FASD |
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
|
| FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment
|
| FBMH |
Family Based Mental Health
|
| FBMHS |
Family Based Mental Health Services
|
| FBVR |
Facility-Based Vocational Rehabilitation
|
| FC |
Facilitated Communication
|
| FC | Foster Care |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration
|
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
|
| FEP |
First Episode Psychosis Program
|
| FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
|
| FFP |
Federal Financial Participation
|
| FFS | Fee for Service |
| FFSB |
Family Focused Solution Based
|
| FFT |
Functional Family Therapy
|
| FGDM |
Family Group Decision Making
|
| FLP |
Family Living Provider
|
| FLSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act
|
| FMS |
Financial Management Service
|
| FPIG |
Federal Poverty Income Guideline
|
| FQHC |
Federally Qualified Health Center
|
| FSP |
Family Service Plan
|
| FSS |
Family Support Services
|
| FSSR |
Family Service System Reform
|
| FTE |
Full-Time Equivalent
|
| FUI |
Follow-up after High Intensity Care for SUD
|
| FWA |
Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
|
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| GAF |
Global Assessment of Function (score)
|
| GBMI |
Guilty by Reason of Mental Illness
|
| GRB |
Governor’s Recommended Budget
|
| HB | House Bill |
| HC | HealthChoices |
| HCBR | Bradford County |
| HCBS |
Home and Community Based Services
|
| HCCA |
Cameron County
|
| HCCE | Centre County |
| HCCF |
Clearfield County
|
| HCCL | Clarion County |
| HCCO |
Columbia County
|
| HCEK | Elk County |
| HCFO | Forest County |
| HCGR | Greene County |
| HCHU |
Huntington County
|
| HCJE |
Jefferson County
|
| HCJU | Juniata County |
| HCMC | McKean County |
| HCMI | Mifflin County |
| HCMT | Montour County |
| HCNS |
HealthChoices North Central/BHARP
|
| HCNU |
Northumberland County
|
| HCPO | Potter County |
| HCQU |
Health Care Quality Unit
|
| HCSC |
Schuylkill County
|
| HCSIS |
Home and Community Services Information System
|
| HCSL | Sullivan County |
| HCSN | Snyder County |
| HCTI | Tioga County |
| HCUN | Union County |
| HCWA | Warren County |
| HCWN | Wayne County |
| HE | Health Equity |
| HEDIS |
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set
|
| HHS |
Health and Human Services Department
|
| HI0 |
Health Insuring Organization
|
| HIE HIPPA |
Health Information Exchange Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
|
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
|
| HIPP |
Health Insurance Premium Payment
|
| HIT | Host Home |
| HIV/AIDS |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
|
| HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization
|
| HP | Health Plan |
| HR | High Risk |
| HR CM |
High Risk Care Management
|
| HRDF |
Human Resources Development Fund
|
| HRP |
Health Risk Profile
|
| HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration
|
| HRSUD |
High-Risk Substance Use Disorder
|
| HSDF |
Human Services Development Fund
|
| HUD |
US Department of Housing & Urban Development
|
| HWH | Halfway House |
| I&R |
Information and Referral
|
| IBHS |
Intensive Behavioral Health Services
|
| ICCD |
International Center for Clubhouse Development
|
| ICD |
International Classification of Disease
|
| ICD-9 CM |
International Classification of Diagnoses, Clinical Modification
|
| ICF |
Intermediate Care Facility
|
| ICF/ID |
Intermediate Care Facility/Intellectual Disability
|
| ICM |
Intensive Case Management
|
| ICP |
Integrated Care Plan
|
| ICSI |
Integrated Children’s Services Initiative
|
| ICSP |
Integrated Children’s Services Plan
|
| ICU |
Intensive Care Unit
|
| ICWC |
Integrated Community Wellness Center
|
| ID | Inpatient Detox |
| ID |
Intellectual Disability
|
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
|
| IDU |
Injection Drug User
|
| IEP |
Individualized Education Plan
|
| IET |
Initiation and Engagement in Treatment
|
| IFSP |
Individualized Family Service Plan (Early Intervention)
|
| IGT |
Intergovernmental Transfer
|
| ILP |
Independent Living program
|
| IM |
Incident Management
|
| IM4Q |
Independent Monitoring for Quality
|
| IMH |
Inpatient Mental Health
|
| IOP |
Intensive Out-Patient (D&A)
|
| IOP/PH |
Intensive Out-Patient/Partial Hospital
|
| IP | Inpatient |
| IP |
Intermediate Punishment
|
| IPMH |
Inpatient Mental Health Hospitalization
|
| IPRO |
Island Peer Review Organization
|
| IR | Inpatient Rehab |
| IRETA |
Institute for Research, Education and Training for Addictions
|
| IRR |
Inter-rater Reliability
|
| IRRC |
Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Reviews Policy Changes)
|
| IRT |
Individualized Residential Treatment
|
| IS |
Information Systems
|
| ISO |
Intermediary Service Organization
|
| ISP |
Individual Support Plan
|
| ISP |
Individual Service Plan
|
| ISPT |
Interagency Service Planning Team
|
| IT |
Interdisciplinary Team
|
| ITNA |
Individual Training Needs Assessment (Competency Based Training)
|
| ITP |
Individual Treatment Plan (MH/MR Plan)
|
| ITT |
Interdisciplinary Treatment Team
|
| IU |
Intermediate Unit (Dept. of Education)
|
| IUM |
Interdisciplinary Team Meeting
|
| JCAHO |
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care
|
| JCJC |
Juvenile Court Judges Commission
|
| JDC |
Juvenile Detention Center
|
| JJ | Juvenile Justice |
| JP |
Juvenile Probation
|
| JPO |
Juvenile Probation Officer
|
| JTPA |
Job Training Partnership Act
|
| L&I |
Labor and Industry
|
| LAMP |
Long Term Care Assessment and Management Program
|
| LC |
HealthChoices Lycoming/Clinton
|
| LCD |
Last Covered Day
|
| LCSW |
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
|
| LEA |
Local Education Agency
|
| LEO |
Law Enforcement Official
|
| LHOT |
Local Housing Options Team
|
| LICC |
Local Interagency Coordination Council
|
| LIHEAP |
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
|
| LIP |
Licensed Independent Practitioner
|
| LMFT |
Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor
|
| LMS |
Learning Management System
|
| LOA |
Letter of Agreement
|
| LOC | Level of Care |
| LOCA |
Level of Care Assessment
|
| LOS | Length of Stay |
| LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment
|
| LSW |
Licensed Social Worker
|
| LTC | Long Term Care |
| LTCC |
Local Transition Coordinating Council
|
| LTSR |
Long Term Structured Residence
|
| MA |
Medical Assistance (Pennsylvania’s Medicaid Program)
|
| MAB |
Member Advisory Board
|
| MAC |
Member Advisory Committee
|
| MAID |
Medical Assistance Identification Number
|
| MAMIS |
Medical Assistance Medical Insurance Standards or Management of Information Systems
|
| MAT |
Medication Assisted Treatment
|
| MATP |
Medical Assistance Transportation Program
|
| MATT |
Mobile Assessment and Transition Team
|
| MAUD | MAT for AUD |
| MAWD |
Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities
|
| MBHC |
Managed Behavioral Health Care
|
| MBR | Member |
| MCA |
Managed Care Application
|
| MCI |
Master Client Index
|
| MCO |
Managed Care Organization
|
| MDD |
Major Depressive Disorder
|
| MDT |
Multidisciplinary Team (CPS)
|
| Member |
A Health Choices Recipient
|
| MEPA |
Multiethnic Placement Act (1994)
|
| MET |
Minimum Education and Training
|
| METH |
Methamphetamine
|
| MFC |
Medically Fragile Conditions
|
| MH | Mental Health |
| MH/ID |
Mental Health/Intellectual Disability
|
| MHA |
Mental Health Association
|
| MHD |
Multicultural Healthcare Distinction
|
| MHP |
Mental Health Professional
|
| MHP |
Mental Health Partnerships
|
| MHPA |
Mental Health Procedures Act
|
| MHR |
Mental Health-Related Avoidable Readmissions
|
| MHRO |
Mental Health Review Officer
|
| MICA |
Mentally Ill Chemical Addicted
|
| MIG |
Medicaid Infrastructure Grant
|
| MIO |
Mentally Ill Offender
|
| MIS |
Management Information Systems
|
| MISA |
Mentally Ill Substance Abuser
|
| MMHT |
Mobil Mental Health Treatment
|
| MNC |
Medically Necessary Criteria
|
| MNG |
Medical Necessity Guidelines
|
| MOE |
Multicultural Outreach & Education
|
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding
|
| MOUD |
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
|
| MPI |
Master Provider Index
|
| MPR |
Mobile Psychiatric Services
|
| MST |
Multi-Systemic Therapy
|
| MT | Mobile Therapy |
| MTT |
Mobile Treatment Team
|
| MY |
Measurement Year
|
| N | Numerator |
| NA |
Narcotics Anonymous
|
| NAMI |
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
|
| NAPHS |
National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems
|
| NASMHPD |
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
|
| NB |
HealthChoices Northeast
|
| NBHCC |
Northeast Behavioral Health Care Consortium, Inc.
|
| NCANDS |
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System
|
| NCCBH |
National Council for Community Behavioral Health Care
|
| NCIC |
National Crime Information Center
|
| NCQA |
National Committee for Quality Assurance
|
| NGRI |
“Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity”
|
| NHDA |
Non-Hospital Drug and Alcohol
|
| NIAAA |
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
|
| NIDA |
National Institute on Drug Abuse
|
| NIMBY |
“Not In My Back Yard”
|
| NIMH |
National Institute of Mental Health
|
| NPI |
National Provider Identifier
|
| NRT |
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
|
| NTP |
Narcotic Treatment Programs
|
| OA |
Operating Agreement
|
| OAA |
Older American Act
|
| OBOT |
Office Based Opioid Treatment
|
| OBRA |
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
|
| OCD |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
|
| OCDEL |
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
|
| OCS |
Office of Developmental Programs Consulting System
|
| OCYF |
Office of Children, Youth & Families
|
| OD | Overdose |
| ODD |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
|
| ODP |
Office of Developmental Programs
|
| ODR |
Office for Dispute Resolution
|
| OFI |
Opportunity for Improvement
|
| OHA |
Office of Hearings and Appeals
|
| OIG |
Office of Inspector General
|
| OLTL |
Office of Long Term Living
|
| OMAP |
Office of Medical Assistance Programs
|
| OMB |
Office of Management and Budget
|
| OMBH |
Office of Managed Behavioral Health Care
|
| OMH |
County Office of Mental Health
|
| OMHC |
Outpatient Mental Health Center
|
| OMHSAS |
Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
|
| OP | Outpatient |
| OPMH |
Outpatient Mental Health Services
|
| OSEP |
Office of Special Education Programs
|
| OSP |
Office of Social Programs
|
| OTP |
Opioid Treatment Program
|
| OTS |
Opioid Treatment Services
|
| OUD |
Opioid Use Disorder
|
| OVR |
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
|
| P/FDS |
Person/Family Directed Support Waiver
|
| P4P |
Pay for Performance
|
| PA |
Professional Advisor
|
| PA Plus |
Supplemental questions for Pennsylvania that accompany the SIS
|
| PAC |
Provider Advisory Committee
|
| PACDA |
Pennsylvania Association of County Drug and Alcohol Administrators
|
| PAJCIS |
Problem-Solving Adult and Juvenile Courts Information System
|
| PAS |
Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment
|
| PaTTAN |
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network
|
| PBC |
Performance Based Contracting
|
| PBI |
Provider Benchmarking Incidents
|
| PCAG |
Pennsylvania Council on Aging
|
| PCB |
Pennsylvania Certification Board
|
| PCBH |
Personal Care Boarding Home
|
| PCCD |
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
|
| PCH |
Personal Care Home
|
| PCIT |
Parent Child Interaction Therapy
|
| PCP |
Primary Care Physician
|
| PCPA |
PA Community Providers Association
|
| PCPC |
Pennsylvania Client Placement Criteria
|
| PD | Public Defender |
| PDD |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder
|
| PDE |
PA Department of Education
|
| PDMP |
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
|
| PDS |
Participant Directed Service
|
| PELICAN-EI |
Pennsylvania’s Enterprise for Linking Infants and Children Across Networks
|
| PEPS |
Program Evaluation Performance Summary
|
| PH/BH |
Physical Health/Behavioral Health
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| PHFA |
PA Housing Finance Agency
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| PH-MCO |
Physical Health Managed Care Organization
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| PHP |
Partial Hospitalization Program
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| PIC |
Provider Information Center
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| PIMCC |
Prison Inmate Medical Cost Containment Program
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| PIP |
Performance Improvement Project
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| PLCB |
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
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| PMHCA |
Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers’ Association
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| PMPM |
Per Member Per Month
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| POC | Plan of Care |
| POMS |
Performance Outcome Measurement System
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| POS | Point of Service |
| PP&A |
Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy
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| PPI |
Provider Performance Issue
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| PPO |
Preferred Provider Organization
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| PPRT |
Positive Practices Resource Team
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| PPS |
Prospective Payment System
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| PRFT |
Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
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| PRO |
Peer Review Organization
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| PROMISe™ |
Provider Reimbursement and Operations Management Information System
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| PRS |
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services
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| PS&R |
Program Standards and Requirements
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| PSAN |
Peer Support and Advocacy Network
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| PUNS |
Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services
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| PWID |
Persons Who Inject Drugs
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| PWWC |
Pregnant Women/ Women with Children
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| QA |
Quality Assurance
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| QAA |
Quality Assurance Assessment
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| QCMC |
Quality and Care Management Committee
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| QI |
Quality Improvement
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| QIA |
Quality Improvement Activities
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| QIDP |
Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional
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| QIP |
Quality Improvement Plan
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| QM |
Quality Management
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| QOC | Quality of Care |
| QPR |
Question Persuade Refer
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| RAHC |
Regional Accountable Health Councils
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| RC |
Resource Coordination
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| RCA |
Root Cause Analysis
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| RCCM |
Regional Children’s Committee Meeting
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| RFI |
Request for Information
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| RFP |
Request for Proposal
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| RFPC |
Regional Forensic Psychiatric Center
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| ROI |
Release of Information
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| ROS |
Recovery Oriented Services
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| ROSC |
Recovery Oriented System of Care
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| RSS |
Recovery Support Services
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| RSST |
Regional Services System Transformation
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| RTC |
Regional Training Center
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| RTF |
Residential Treatment Facility
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| RWCM |
Regional Waiver Capacity Manager
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| SAA |
Antipsychotic Adherence for Members Diagnosed with Schizophrenia
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| SAMHSA |
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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| SAP |
Student Assistance Program
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| SAP |
Service Area Planning
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| SAR |
SUD Related Avoidable Readmissions
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| SB | Senate Bill |
| SBIRT |
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
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| SC |
Supports Coordinator
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| SC |
Service Coordination
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| SCA |
Single County Authority
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| SCC |
Supports Coordination Curriculum
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| SCI |
State Correctional Institution
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| SCO/SCU |
Supports Coordination Organization/Supports Coordination Unit
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| SCOIC |
Supports Coordination Organization Information Center
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| SD |
Service Description
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| SDoH |
Social Determinants of Health
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| SEEP |
Social/Emotional/Environmental Support Plan
|
| SEP |
Supported Employment Program
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| SGA |
Second Generation Antipsychotic
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| SHPH |
School Based Partial Hospitalization
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| SIES |
Stakeholder & Inter-systems Engagement Specialist
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| SIPPs |
Southeast Integrated Project Plans
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| SIS |
Supports Intensity Scale
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| SLP |
Supported Living Program
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| SMART |
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timely
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| SMH |
State Mental Hospital
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| SMI |
Significant Member Incidents
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| SOC | System of Care |
| SOGIE |
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression
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| SPH |
Symphony Performance Health
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| SPMI |
Serious Persistent Mental Illness
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| SSA |
Social Security Administration
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| SSD |
Services and Supports Directory
|
| SSD |
Statistically Significant Difference
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| SSDAC |
Social Security Disabled Adult Child
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| SSDI |
Social Security Disability Income
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| SSH |
Specialized Supported Housing
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| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income
|
| SSN |
Social Security Number
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| SSW |
Support Service Worker
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| STAP |
Summer Therapeutic Activities Program
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| STAR |
Short-Term Adolescent Recovery
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| SUD |
Substance Use Disorder
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| TANF |
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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| TB | Tuberculosis |
| TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury
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| TC |
Tobacco Cessation
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| TCC |
Tobacco Cessation Counseling
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| TCM |
Targeted Case Management
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| Tele-Psychiatry |
Video conferencing used to augment various psychiatric services
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| TEP |
Transitional Employment Placement
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| TFC |
Therapeutic Family Care
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| TFC |
Therapeutic Foster Care
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| TIC |
Trauma Informed Care
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| TICC |
Trauma Informed Care Center
|
| TPL |
Third Party Liability
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| TSM |
Targeted Services Management
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| TSP |
Therapeutic Summer Program
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| UM |
Utilization Management
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| UPMC |
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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| UR |
Utilization Review
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| VA |
Veterans Administration
|
| VA | Veterans Affairs |
| VBH |
Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania (Western PA)
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| VBP |
Value Based Purchasing
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| VF/EA FMS |
Vendor Fiscal/Employer Agent/ Fiscal Management Services
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| VOC |
Vocational Rehabilitation Programs/Facilities
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| WCM |
Waiver Capacity Management
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| WHO | Warm Hand Off |
| WITS |
Web Infrastructure for Treatment Services
|
| WM |
Withdrawal Management
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| WOOT! |
Wellness Outcomes Online Tool
|
| YAB |
Youth Advisory Board
|
| YY |
HealthChoices York/Adams
|
| YYAA |
Youth and Young Adult Advisors
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| 201 |
Voluntary Mental Health Commitment
|
| 302 |
Emergency Involuntary Mental Health Commitment
|
| 304 |
Court Involuntary Mental Health Commitment
|
| 406 |
Involuntary Mental Retardation Commitment
|
| 2380 |
Pennsylvania Regulations for Adult Training Facilities
|
| 2390 |
Pennsylvania Regulations for Vocational Facilities
|
| 6400 |
Pennsylvania Regulations for Community Homes for Individuals with Mental Retardation
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| 6500 |
Pennsylvania Regulations for Family Living Homes
|
| 6600 |
Pennsylvania Regulations for Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded
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| 1 |
Outpatient Level of Care
|
| 2.1 |
Intensive Outpatient
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| 2.5 |
Partial Hospitalization
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| 3.0 |
Residential Inpatient Service Level of Care
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| 3.1 |
Clinically Managed Low-Intensity Residential Services (Halfway House)
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| 3.5 |
Clinically Managed High-Intensity Residential Services (Non-Hospital Residential)
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| 3.7 |
Medically Monitored Intensive Inpatient Services
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| 4.0 |
Medically Managed Intensive Inpatient Services Level of Care
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