| Abbreviation | Meaning |
| 4RBH | Four Rivers Behavior Health (Region 1) |
| AA | Alcoholics Anonymous; Area Administrator (SCL) |
| AAMC | Association of American Medical Colleges |
| AAPS | Association of American Physicians and Surgeons |
| ABC | Alcoholic Beverage Control |
| ABI | Acquired Brain Injury |
| ACASI | Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing |
| ACCME | Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education |
| ACE | Accountability, Capacity, Effectiveness, Efficiency (cost) - SAMHSA Strategic Planning Themes |
| ACH | Automated Clearing Houses (HIPAA) |
| ACL | Average Client Load |
| ACMHA | American College of Mental Health Administration |
| ACS | American College of Surgeons |
| ACT | Assertive Community Treatment |
| A-D Model | Measurement of client progress from Admission to Discharge |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADAMHA | Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration (subunit of Department of Health & Human Services) |
| ADD | Area Development District |
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder |
| ADMHT | Advance Directive for Mental Health Treatment (legal document to communicate client's MH treatment decisions) |
| ADMS | Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services - Federal grant from HHS |
| ADO | Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (MH Block Grants/URS) |
| ADR | Adverse Drug Reactions |
| ADSS | Alcohol and Drug Services Study/Survey |
| AFC | Adult Foster Care |
| AFDC | Aid to Families with Dependent Children (see TANF) |
| AFEHCT | Association For Electronic Health Care Transactions |
| AFM | Administration & Financial Management |
| AHA | American Hospital Association |
| AHEC | (Kentucky) Adult/Area Health Education Centers |
| AHIC | American Health Information Community |
| AHIMA | American Health Information Management Association (HIPAA) |
| ALANON | Support group for family & friends of alcoholics |
| ALF | Assisted Living Facilities |
| AMA | Against Medical Advice |
| AMA | American Medical Association |
| AMI | Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
| AMS | American Management Systems (software designers for government agencies) |
| AMTH | American Methadone Treatment Association (also AMTA) |
| ANI | Admissions Not Indicate (walk-ins to hospital facility, but not admitted to hospital ) |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| AOC | Administrative Office of the Courts |
| AOD | Alcohol and Other Drugs |
| AODE | Alcohol and Other Drug Entity (DUI) |
| AP | AntiPsychotic (KyMAP) |
| AP&B | Annual Plan and Budget |
| APA | American Psychology Association |
| A-PD Model | Measurement of client progress from Admission to some period Post-Discharge (often 3, 6 or 12 months) |
| APR | Annual Performance Report |
| APSE | Association of Persons in Supported Employment |
| AQP | The Association for Quality and Participation |
| AR | Annual Report |
| ARC | Admissions & Release Committee - educators involved with special learning needs children |
| ARH | Appalachian Regional Healthcare |
| ARNP | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| AS | Affective Style |
| AS/400 | Now known as "IBM System i," an IBM minicomputer platform |
| ASA | Against Staff Advice |
| ASAM | American Society of Addiction Medicine |
| ASAM PPC | American Society of Addiction Medicine, Patient Placement Criteria |
| ASC | Application Control Structures (HIPAA) |
| ASCA | Administrative Simplification Compliance Act (HIPAA) |
| ASI | Addiction Severity Index |
| ASP | Active Server Page |
| ATAK/MI | Advocates Taking Action in Kentucky against Mental Illness |
| ATF | Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (DUI) |
| ATOD | Alcohol, Tobacco, or Other Drugs |
| ATR | Access To Recovery Program |
| ATTCs | Addiction Technology Transfer Centers |
| AUDIT | Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (DUI) |
| B2B | Business to Business e-commerce |
| B2C | Business to Consumer e-commerce |
| BAC | Blood Alcohol Content (DUI) |
| BASIS | Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale |
| BATF | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (DUI) |
| BD | Behaviorally Disordered |
| BH | Behavioral Health |
| BHPMS | Behavioral Healthcare Performance Measuring System |
| BIC | Biomedical Informatics Core |
| BISU | Brain Injury Services Unit |
| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| B-NOMs | Basic National Outcomes Measures |
| BNSA | Brief Negative Symptom Rating (KyMAP) |
| BPRS | Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale |
| BRFSS | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| BTW | By The Way (text message shorthand) |
| Business Associate | A person or company that works with your organization involving IIHI (HIPAA, short definition) |
| CA | Certificate Authorities, they validate a web site to for SSLs |
| CAASP | Child & Adolescent Services Program, a federal program for children's mental health systems |
| CADC | Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor |
| CAN | Child Abuse and Neglect |
| CAPI | Computer-Assisted Personal-Interviewing |
| CAPT | Center for Applied Prevention Technologies |
| CAQH | Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (HIPAA) |
| CARF | Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities |
| Carp | Any of various fishes of the family Cyprinidae - not to be confused with KARP |
| CASA | The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse |
| CAT | Concurrent Antipsychotic Therapy |
| CBIS | Central Billing Information Systems - used to process KEIS (MR) billings
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| CBT | Cognitive Behavior Therapy |
| CCC | Comprehensive Care Center |
| CCHP | Consumer Coalition for Health Privacy |
| CCP | Corporate Compliance Program |
| CCSHCN | Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
| CCTS | Center for Clinical and Translational Science |
| CD | Chemical Dependency |
| CDAC | Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor |
| CDAR | Center for Drug and Alcohol Research (UK) - oversees KTOS |
| CDC | Center for Disease Control |
| CDL | Commercial Drivers License |
| CDW | Court Designated Worker |
| CE | Covered Entities (HIPAA) |
| CEC | Council on Exceptional Children |
| CEQS | Center for Enterprise Quality and Safety |
| CEU | Continuing Education Unit |
| CFARS | Children's Functional Assessment Rating Scale |
| CFC | Cabinet for Families and Children |
| CFDA | Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance |
| CFI | Camberwell Family Interview (an assessment method) |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations (FDA) |
| CGAS | Children's Global Assessment Scale (a Psychological measuring scale for children) |
| CHAMPUS | Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services |
| CHFS | Cabinet for Health and Family Services (old CHS) |
| CHP | Certified in Healthcare Privacy certification offered by AHIMA |
| CHPS | Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security certification offered jointly by AHIMA & HIMSS |
| CHR | Cabinet for Human Resources (now CHS) |
| CHS | Cabinet for Health Services (old CHR) (now CHFS) |
| CHS | Certified in Healthcare Security certification offered by HIMSS |
| CIA | Computer-Assisted Interviewing |
| CIDI | Composite International Diagnostic Interview |
| CIMU | Center for Improving Medication Use |
| CIPIT | Child's Interagency Planning and Implementation Team |
| CIPP | Certified Information Privacy Professional (HIPAA) |
| CISA | Certified Information Systems Auditor |
| CISM | Certified Information Security Manager |
| CISSA | Certified Information Systems Security Professional |
| CMD | Certified Medical Director |
| CME | Continuing Medical Education |
| CMHC | Community Mental Health Centers |
| CMHS | Center for Mental Health Services |
| CMHSPPBG | Center for Mental Health Services Performance Partnership Block Grant |
| CMI | Chronic Mental Illness |
| CMP | Civil Monetary Penalties |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| CMSP | Community Medications Support Program |
| CNA | Comprehensive Needs Assessment |
| COB | Close of Business |
| COB | Coordination of Benefits |
| CODES | Crash Outcomes Data Evaluation System (KIPRC) |
| CON | Certificate of Need |
| COPE | Council On Prevention Education - COPE:S = Substances |
| COR | Co-Occurring Disorders |
| CO-SIG | Co-Occurring State Incentive Grant |
| COT | Commonwealth Office of Technology (replaced GOT) |
| Covered Entities | Any healthcare provider that transmits medical information (HIPAA, short definition) |
| CPC | Certified Personnel Counselor |
| CPE | Continuous Performance Enhancement |
| CPEHR | Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records (HIPAA) |
| CPEWG | Continuous Performance Enhancement Work Group |
| CPHIT | Certified Professional in Health Information Technology (HIPAA) |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index (measure of inflation) |
| CPR | Computerized (Computer-based) Patient Record |
| CPS | Child Protection Services |
| CPT | Current Procedural Terminology |
| CPTU | Correction Psychiatric Treatment Unit |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit (the computer) |
| CQI | Continuous Quality Improvement |
| CSAP | Center for Substance Abuse Prevention |
| CSAP | Center for Substance Abuse Prevention |
| CSAT | National Center for Substance Abuse Treatment |
| CSH | Central State Psychiatric Hospital |
| CSP | Community Support Program |
| CSPT | Children's Service Planning Team |
| CSRI | Community System Research Institute |
| CSS | Clinical Services Supervisor (DUI) |
| CSS | Community Support System |
| CSU | Crisis Stabilization Units |
| CTSA | Clinical and Translational Research Awards |
| CWMS | CrossWalk Management System (TEDS) |
| CY | Calendar Year (1/1 thru 12/31) |
| CYAP | Community Youth Activity Program - Block Grant |
| CYSB | Children and Youth Services Branch |
| DA&FM | Division of Administration & Financial Management |
| DAFM | Division of Administration and Financial Management |
| DAS | Data Analysis System (SAMHSA) |
| DASIS | Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (SAMHSA Newsletter) |
| DAST | Drug Abuse Screening Test (DUI) |
| DATE | Drug Abuse Treatment and Education |
| DATIS | Drug & Therapeutics Information Service |
| DATOS | Drug Abuse Treatment Outcomes Study (SAMHDA) |
| DATSS | Drug Abuse Treatment System Survey (SAMHDA) |
| DAWN | Drug Abuse Warning Network (SAMHDA) |
| DBA | Data Base Administrator or Doing Business As |
| DBH | Division of Behavioral Health |
| DBHDID | Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities |
| DBHDID | Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities |
| DCBS | Department for Community Based Services |
| DCP | Disabled Children's Program |
| DD | Developmental Disability or Developmental Delay |
| DDID | Division of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities |
| DDL | Division of Drivers Licensing (DUI) |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Agency |
| DHHS | Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services |
| DHHS | US Department for Health and Human Services |
| DHS | Department for Health Services (see DHHS) |
| DIG | Data Infrastructure Grant (MH Block Grants/URS) |
| DIR | Data Integrity Review |
| DIS | Department for Information Systems |
| DIS | Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DUI) |
| DISK | Drug Information System of Kentucky |
| DJJ | Department for Juvenile Justice |
| DLA | Daily Living Activity |
| DMS | Department of Medicaid Services |
| DOC | Department of Corrections |
| DOE | Department of Education |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| DPH | Department of Public Health |
| DPI | Disabled People's International or DBHDID Division of Program Integrity |
| DPR | Department Periodic Reports |
| DSM-5 | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition |
| DSM-IV | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition |
| DSM-IV TR | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision |
| DSMO | Designated Standards Maintenance Organization |
| DSRS | Drug Services Research Survey |
| DSS | Department for Social Services |
| DSW | Doctorate Degree in Social Work |
| DUI | Driving Under the Influence |
| DV | Domestic Violence |
| DVR | Department for Vocation Rehabilitation |
| DWI | Driving While Intoxicated or Driving While Impaired |
| DX | shorthand for Diagnosis |
| EBD | Emotional Behavior Disability |
| EBH | Emotionally Behaviorally Handicapped |
| EBM | Evidence-Based Medicine (KyMAP) |
| EBP | Evidence Based Practice |
| ECMH | Early Childhood Mental Health |
| ECO | Emergency Custody Order |
| ECRI | American College of Clinical Engineering (formally Emergency Care Research Institute) |
| ECT | Electric Shock Therapy or Electroconvulsive Therapy |
| ED | Emotionally Disturbed |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| EE | Expressed Emotion |
| EEG | Electroencephalogram |
| EFI | Electronic File Interface (HIPAA) |
| EH | Emotionally Handicapped |
| EHA | Education for all Handicapped children Act |
| EHI | Electronic Health Information |
| EHNAC | Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (HIPAA) |
| EHR | Electronic Health Records |
| EIN | Employer Identification Number, issued by IRS |
| EIP | Early Intervention Program (DUI) |
| EIS | Early Intervention Specialist |
| EIS | Executive Information System reports |
| EMR | Electronic Medical Records |
| EMS | Emergency Medical Services |
| EMT | Emergency Medical Technician |
| ePHI | electronic Protected Health Information (HIPAA) |
| EPPC | Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet |
| EQC | Executive Quality Committee |
| ERISA | Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
| ESH | Eastern State Psychiatric Hospital |
| ESL | English as a Second Language |
| F2F | Face-to-Face (clinical contact) |
| FAE | Fetal Alcohol Effects (DUI) |
| FAQ | Facts and Questions or Frequently Asked Questions |
| FARS | Functional Assessment Rating Scale |
| FAS | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (DUI) |
| FBG | Federal Block Grant (MH Block Grants/URS, Federal Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment Block Grant) |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (different from HIPAA) |
| FFT | Functional Family Therapy |
| FFY | Federal Fiscal Year (Oct 1 to Sept 30) |
| FGA | First Generation AP (KyMAP) |
| FGP | Foster Grandparent Program |
| FHA | Federal Health Architecture |
| FIPS | Federal Information Processing Standard |
| First Steps | Child development program serving children from birth to age 3 |
| FIS | Facilities Information System |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMD | Functional Mental Disability |
| FMSS | Five Minute Speech Sample (an assessment method) |
| FOCUS | Furthering Our Children's United Services (KY Dept. for Public Health) |
| FOIA | Freedom Of Information Act |
| FPCO | Family Policy Compliance Office |
| FPL | Federal Poverty Level |
| FRYSC | Family Resource and Youth Services Center |
| FTC | Federal Trade Commission |
| FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol (method of transferring files via the web) |
| FY | Fiscal Year (federal 10/1 - 9/30; KY 7/1 - 6/30) |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| GAF | Global Assessment of Functioning (a psychological measuring scale) or Global Assessment Form |
| GAIN | Global Appraisal of Individual Needs |
| GAO | Government Accounting Office / Government Accountability Office |
| Gap Analysis | Difference between current practices and those required under new regulations (HIPAA) |
| GARF | Global Assessment of Relational Functioning |
| GIGO | Garbage In, Garbage Out (refers to bad data received in computer resulting in bad reports) |
| GOT | Governor's Office of Technology |
| GPRA | Government Performance Review Act of 1993 or Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 |
| HANDS | Health Access Nurturing Development System/Services Program |
| HAWK | HIPAA Awareness Workgroup of Kentucky |
| HBSC | Health Behavior in School-aged Children (SAMHDA) |
| HCCA | Health Care Compliance Association |
| HCFA | Health Care Finance Administration - section of GAO for Medicare & Medicaid, now CMS |
| HCO | Health Care Organization |
| HCPCS | HCFA Common Procedure Coding System / Healthcare Common Procedure Classification System |
| Head Start | Child development program serving children from birth to age 5 |
| HEDIS | Health Employee Data Information System |
| HFA | Housing Finance Agency |
| HHS | US Department for Health and Human Services |
| HIE | Health Information Exchange |
| HIEC | Home Infusion EDI Coalition Product/Service code list (HIPAA) |
| HIMSS | Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191 |
| HISPC | Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration |
| HITS | HIPAA Information Tracking System |
| HL7 | Health Industry Level 7 codes (HIPAA) |
| HMIS | Homeless Management Information Systems/Strategies |
| HMO | Health Maintenance Organization |
| HPO | HIPAA Project Office |
| HPTC | Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Code |
| HRD | Human Resource Development |
| HSRI | Human Subject Research Institute / Human Services Research Institute |
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language (World Wide Web language) |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol (Internet protocol) |
| HUD | US Department for Housing and Urban Development |
| IAPSRS | International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services |
| IBY | Incentive Bond Year (4/1 thru 3/31) used to measure performance for Incentive Bonds |
| ICC | Interagency Coordinating Council |
| ICD9-CM | International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision - Clinical Modification |
| ICF | Intermediate Care Facility |
| ICFID | Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities |
| ICIS | Integrated Clinical Information System |
| ICPSR | Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (SAMHDA) |
| ID | Identification, Identifier |
| IDEA | Individual with Disabilities Education Act |
| IDP | Indigent Drug Program |
| IDS | Intrusion Detection System (computer software to catch hackers) |
| IEP | Individual Education Plan |
| IFBSS | Intensive Family-Based Support Services |
| IFSP | Individual Family Support Plan |
| IG | Implementation Guide (HIPAA) |
| IHDI | Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute - UK organization conducting MR/DD satisfaction surveys |
| IHS | Indian Health Service (serving native American Indians and Alaskan Natives) |
| IIHI | Individually Identifiable Health Information (HIPAA) |
| I-IP Model | Measurement of client progress from Intake to some period Post-Intake (often 3, 6 or 12 months) |
| IMD | Institute for Mental Disease |
| IMHO | Inventory of Mental Health Organizations (4,000+) |
| IMPACT | Interagency Mobilization for Progress in Adolescent and Children's Treatment - collaborative effort among several agencies to coordinate services to SED children |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| IOP | Intensive Outpatient (Program) |
| IP | Internet Provider |
| IPV | Intimate Partner Violence |
| IPVS | Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance |
| IQRS | I-SATS Quick Retrieval Service (TEDS) |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board (HIPAA) |
| IRB | Internal Review Board |
| IS | Information Systems (sometimes MIS - Management IS) |
| I-SATS | Inventory of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (directory of SA treatment facilities) |
| ISO | Information Security Officer (HIPAA requirement) or Information Systems Officer or International Organization for Standardization |
| IT | Infant/Toddler or Information Technology |
| ITSPA | Information Technology Solution Providers Alliance |
| IVR | Interactive Voice Response (a phone survey method) |
| JADAC | Jefferson Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center (Seven Counties site) |
| JAMA | Journal of American Medical Association |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| JCIC | Joint Committee on Information Continuity |
| JEIP | Juvenile Early Intervention Program |
| JPSC | Justice and Public Safety Cabinet |
| KA | Knowledge Application (CSAT) |
| KAMI | Kentucky Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
| KAODEP | Kentucky Alcohol and Other Drug Education Program - for DUI offenders |
| KAODEP | Kentucky Alcohol and Other Drug Education Program - for DUI offenders |
| KAR | Kentucky Administrative Regulations (DUI) |
| KARP | Kentucky Association for Regional Programs; an association of all 14 regions |
| KASAP | Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs |
| KCA | Kentucky Counseling Association |
| KCHIP | Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program |
| KCIW | Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women |
| KCPC | Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center |
| KDPH | Kentucky Department for Public Health |
| KEAN | Kentucky Employment Action Network |
| KECSAC | Kentucky Education Collaborative for State Agency Children |
| KEIS | Kentucky Early Intervention Services/System |
| KERA | Kentucky Education Reform Act |
| KHA | Kentucky Hospital Association |
| KHC | Kentucky Housing Corporation or Program |
| KIH | Kentucky Information Highway |
| KIP | Kentucky Incentives for Prevention Project |
| KIPRC | Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center |
| KISS | Keep It Short and Simple or Keep It Simple, Stupid |
| KMFS | Kentucky Medical Services Foundation |
| KMHA | Kentucky Mental Health Association - Kentucky chapter of NMHA |
| KMHOIS | Kentucky Mental Health Outcomes Initiative System or Scale |
| KMHS | Kentucky Mental Health Services |
| KPA | Kentucky Psychiatric Association |
| KPFC | Kentucky Partnership for Families and Children |
| KPN | Kentucky Prevention Network |
| KPR | Kentucky Population Research (part of KSDC) |
| KRCC | Kentucky River Comprehensive Care (Region 12) |
| KRS | Kentucky Revised Statutes |
| KSAODS | Kentucky School of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies |
| KSDC | Kentucky State Data Center (at UofL) |
| KSP | Kentucky State Police |
| KSPG | Kentucky Suicide Prevention Group |
| KTOS | Kentucky Treatment Outcomes Study (Substance Abuse Instrument) |
| KY-ASAP | Kentucky Agency for Substance Abuse Policy |
| KyBLN | Kentucky Business Leaders Network |
| KYCAN | Kentucky Consumer Advocate Network |
| KyMAP | Kentucky Alcohol and Other Drug Education Program - for DUI offenders |
| LAAM | Levo-Alpha Acety Methadol (an Opioid Treatment Program) |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LAPA | Left Against Professional Advice (client leaves treatment against advice of staff) |
| LASA | Left Against Staff Advice (client leaves treatment against advice of staff) |
| LD | Learning Disabled |
| LDE | Last Day of Episode |
| LEA | Local Educational Agency |
| LEP | Limited English Proficiency |
| LOC | Level of Care |
| LOINC | Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes - codes for the HL7 and X12 formats |
| LOS | Length of Service |
| LRC | Legislative Research Commission |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| LSD | Lysergic Acid |
| LTR | Long-Term Residential (more than 30 days) |
| MA | Methamphetamine (meth, speed, crystal, crank, ice) |
| MAID | Medical Access ID number (Medicaid ID number) |
| MAR | Medication Administration Recording |
| MARS | Management and Administrative Reporting System |
| MCAS | Multnomah Community Ability Scale |
| MD | Medical Doctor |
| MDS | Minimum Data Set |
| MDS 2 | Manufacturer Disclosure Statement for Medical Device Security |
| mGAF | modified Global Assessment of Functioning Scale |
| MGMA | Medical Group Management Association |
| MH | Mental Health |
| MHA | Mental Health Association |
| MHCCM | Medicaid HIPAA-Compliant Concept Model (HIPAA) |
| MHDT | Mental Health Day Treatment programs |
| MHI | Mental Health Institute |
| MHS | Mental Health Services |
| MHSIP | Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program or Project |
| MI | Mentally Impaired or Ill |
| MIS | Management Information Systems (see IS) |
| MIW | Mental Inquest Warrant |
| MIWZ | An Agreed Mental Inquest Warrant (used primarily at CHS) |
| MM | Medlearn Matters - Information on Medicaid, Medicare and HIPAA matters |
| MMD | Mild Mental Disability |
| MOE | Maintenance of Effort |
| MOS | Medical Outcomes Study |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPI | Master Patient Index |
| MPR | Mathematica Policy Research (TEDS) |
| MST | Multisystemic Therapy |
| MSW | Master's degree in Social Work |
| MTF | Monitoring The Future (SAMHDA) |
| MVC | Motor Vehicle Crash (KIPRC) |
| NA | Narcotics Anonymous |
| NAC/SMHA | National Association of Consumer/Survivor Mental Health Administrators |
| NAEYC | National Association for the Education of Young Children |
| NAMI | National Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
| NAPHA | National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (was NAPPH) |
| NAPHS | National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems |
| NAPPH | National Association of Private Psychiatric Hospitals |
| NARANON | Support group for the family and friends of narcotic abusers |
| NARMH | National Association for Rural Mental Health |
| NASADAD | National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors |
| NASDDDS | National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disability Services, Inc. |
| NASMHPD | National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors |
| NATE | Non-medical Alcohol Treatment and Education |
| NCADI | National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information |
| NCHICA | North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance |
| NCI | National Core Indicators |
| NCPAD | National Center on Physical Activity and Disabilities |
| NCQA | National Committee for Quality Assurance |
| NCRR | National Center for Research Resources |
| NCS | National Comorbidity Study (MH Block Grants/URS) |
| NCS-R | National Comorbidity Study Replication |
| NCVHS | National Committee of Vital and Health Statistics |
| NDATUS | National Drug and Alcoholism Treatment Unit Survey (see UFDS) |
| NDIC | National Drug Intelligence Center of the Department of Justice |
| NEC | Not Elsewhere Classified |
| NGA | Newer Generation AP (KyMAP) |
| NHIN | National Health Information Network |
| NHSDA | National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (SAMHDA) |
| NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| NIAAA | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| NIATx | Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment |
| NICHCY | National Information Center for Handicapped Children and Youth |
| NIDA | National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| NIDRR | National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NILF | Not in Labor Force |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NMHA | National Mental Health Association |
| NOM | National Outcomes Measures - National Performance Indicators for federal block grants |
| NOMS | National Outcome Measures (TEDS) |
| NOS | Not Otherwise Specified |
| NOSIP | National Organization of State Impaired-Driving Programs (DUI) |
| NPHS | National Pregnancy and Health Survey (SAMHDA) |
| NPI | National Provider Identifier (HIPAA) |
| NPPES | National Plan and Provider Enumeration System |
| NPRM | Notice of Proposed Rule Making (HIPAA) |
| NPS | National Provider System - federal system under HHS intended to capture, maintain and manage health care provider data; issues NPIs |
| NRI | NASMHPD Research Institute |
| NSDUH | National Survey on Drug Use and Health |
| NSF | National Standard Format (CMHC Event Data Set submission format) |
| N-SSATS | National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (formally UFDS) |
| NTAC | National Technical Assistance Center |
| NTIES | National Treatment Improvement Evaluation Study (SAMHDA) |
| NTP | Narcotic Treatment Programs |
| NUBC | National Uniform Billing Committee (HIPAA) |
| NUCC | National Uniform Claim Committee (HIPAA) |
| NYS | National Youth Survey (SAMHDA) |
| OAS | Office of Applied Studies within SAMHSA |
| OBD | Occupational Bed Days |
| OBE | Overcome by Events |
| OBHS | Office of Behavioral Health Services |
| OBRA | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - Federal legislation includes nursing home reform |
| OCD | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
| OCR | Office of Civil Rights - responsible for enforcement of HIPAA compliance, among other things |
| OCR | Optical Character Reader or Optical Character Recognition |
| ODCP | Office of Drug Control Policy |
| OESS | Office of E-Health Standards and Services (formally OHS) |
| OFL | Opportunities for Family Leadership |
| OGC | Office of the General Counsel |
| OHCA | Organized HealthCare Arrangement (HIPAA) |
| OHS | Office of HIPAA Standards (created by CMS as a HIPAA enforcement tool) |
| OIG | Office of the Inspector General |
| OIS | Organization Information Services |
| OLAP | On-Line Analytical Processing |
| OLTP | On-Line Transaction Processing |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OMT | Opioid Maintenance Therapy |
| ONC | Office of the National Coordination for Health Care Technology |
| ONCHIT | Office of the National Coordinator Health Information Technology (part of the US DHHS) |
| OOHC | Out-of-Home Care |
| OP | Outpatient |
| ORT | Opiate Replacement Therapy |
| ORYX | Name of JCAHO-mandated measuring system |
| OSA | Other State Agencies - nine state agencies studying the treatment overlap for MH clients |
| OSCAR | Online Survey, Certification and Reporting system - part of NPI implementation |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OT | Occupational Therapy or Occupational Therapist |
| OTD | Office of Transportation Delivery |
| OTP | Opioid Treatment Program |
| P&A | Protection and Advocacy |
| P&B , P and B | Plan and Budget |
| P&P | Probation and Parole |
| P&T | Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee |
| PACT | Program on Assertive Community Treatment |
| PANSS | Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale |
| PAPI | Paper-and-Pencil Interviewing |
| PAR | People Advocating Recovery |
| PARK | Partnership for Advancing Recovery in Kentucky |
| PART | OMB's Program Assessment Rating Tool |
| PASRR | Preadmission Screening and Annual Resident Review (also PASARR) |
| PATH | Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness |
| PBO | Performance-Based Outcomes |
| PCH | Licensed Personal Care Home |
| PCP | Phencyclidine |
| PDA | Personal Digital Assistant (hand-held computer device) |
| PDD | Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PDF | Portable Document Format (documents read by Adobe Acrobat Reader) |
| PES | Prevention Enhancement Sites |
| PH | Patient History |
| PHA | Public Housing Agency |
| PHARMHS | Policy Research on Aging and Mental Health Survey (SAMHDA) |
| PhD | Doctor of Philosophy; a doctoral degree |
| PHI | Protected Health Information (HIPAA) or Personnel Health Information |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| PICs | Practice Improvement Collaboratives |
| PIE | Policy Information Exchange |
| PMS | Performance Measuring System |
| PNBC | Pre-Employment National Background Checks (UK) |
| POC | Plan of Care |
| PORT | Patient Outcomes Research Team |
| PPBIM | Program Policies and Billing Instructions Manual of DMHMRS |
| PPE | Probabilistic Population Estimation |
| PPG | Performance/Program Partnership Grant |
| PRI | Prevention Research Institute |
| Privacy | Regarding the confidentiality of a patient's medical records (HIPAA, short definition) |
| PRNS | Programs of Regional and National Significance |
| PRO | Peer Review Organization - Medicaid review of psychiatrically hospitalized children |
| PRTF | Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility - accredited residential facility that provides services to SED children |
| PSRS | Positive Symptom Rating Scale (KyMAP) |
| PSS | Peer Support Specialist |
| PT | Physical Therapy / Physical Therapist |
| PTI | Parent Training and Information Centers |
| PTSD | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| QMHP | Qualified Mental Health Professional |
| QMOT | Quality Management and Outcomes Team |
| QOL | Quality Of Life - survey form |
| QPR | Question, Persuade, Refer - suicide prevention strategy |
| QSOA | Qualified Service Organization Agreement (HIPAA) |
| R&R | Resource and Referral |
| R&T | Research and Training Centers |
| RADAR | Regional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Resource |
| RC | Rape Crisis |
| RCC | Rape Crisis Center |
| RCSP | Recovery Community Services Program |
| RDMC | Research and Data Management Center (UK) |
| REACH | Resources for Education, Adaptation, Change & Health |
| REACH | Recovering, Empowering and Advocating for Consumers' Health in Kentucky |
| RF | Reclaiming Futures |
| RFI | Request for Information |
| RFID | Radio Frequency Identification - tags that are placed on prescription drugs for inventory control and recalls |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RFQ | Request for Quote |
| RHIO | Regional Health Information Organization |
| RIAC | Regional Interagency Council - representatives from AOC, DOE, DMHMRS and DSS |
| RISP | National Residential Information Systems Project |
| RISP | Research Infrastructure Support Program |
| RKLC | REACH Kentucky Leadership Consortium |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| ROC | Report of Contact (DUI) |
| RPC | Regional Policy Council or Regional Prevention Center |
| RRC | Regional Resource Centers |
| RSA | Rehabilitation Services Administration |
| RSMHPOP | Representatives of State Mental Health Programs for Older Persons |
| RTC | Residential Treatment Center for Children (MH Block Grants/URS) |
| RVBH | River Valley Behavior Health (Region 3) |
| Rx | Shorthand for Prescription |
| SA | Substance Abuse |
| SACF | State Agency Children's Fund |
| SAMHDA | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive |
| SAMHSA | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (HHS) |
| SAP | Student Assistance Program |
| SAPT | Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment - Federal Block Grant |
| SAPTBG | Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment - Block Grant |
| SBIRT | Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment program |
| SCI | Spinal Cord Injury (KIPRC) |
| SCL | Supports for Community Living |
| Scripts | "quick talk" for Prescriptions |
| SCS | Seven Counties Services (Region 6) |
| SDI | State Data Infrastructure |
| SDICC | State Data Infrastructure Coordinating Center (MH Block Grants/URS) |
| SE | Supported Employment |
| Security | Refers to the efforts safeguard a patient's medical records (HIPAA, short definition) |
| SED | Severe Emotional Disability |
| SEEK | Support Education and Excellence in Kentucky |
| SETS | Special Education Tracking System |
| SFY | State Fiscal Year |
| SGF | State General Fund(s) |
| SHARP | Southern HIPAA Administrative Regional Process |
| SHG | Self-Help Groups |
| SIAC | State Interagency Council |
| SIF | State Incentive Fund |
| SIG | State Incentive Grant |
| SIPP | State Injury Prevention Program |
| SL | Supported Living |
| SLD | Specific Learning Disability |
| SMB | Small- and Medium-sized Businesses |
| SMHA | State Mental Health Agency |
| SMHRCY | State Mental Health Representatives for Children and Youth |
| SMI | Severe Mental Illness or Severely Mentally Impaired |
| SMS | Siemens Medical Systems - medical software |
| SNF | State Nursing Facility |
| SNIP | Strategic National Implementation Process |
| SOC | Standard Occupational Classification - 6-digit code of all occupations from the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| SOMMS | State Outcomes Measurement and Management System (TEDS) |
| SOW | Statement of Work |
| SPFSIG | Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant |
| SPO | State Project Officer (CSAT) |
| SQL | Structured Query Language (international standardized database programming language) |
| SROS | Services Research Outcomes Study (SAMHDA) |
| SSA | Single State Authority (CSAT/TEDS) |
| SSA | Social Security Administration |
| SSA | State Substance Abuse Agency |
| SSA | Single State Authority |
| SSDI | Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer - a protocol to provide encrypted communications on the Internet |
| SSN | Social Security Number |
| SSO | Standard-Setting Organization or Single Sign-On |
| SSO | Single Sign-On |
| SSTAP | State Systems Technical Assistance Project (CSAT) |
| STARS | Statewide Accounting and Reporting System |
| START | Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams |
| STFCS | Standard Transmission Format Compliance System (HIPAA) |
| STR | Short-Term Residential (30 days or less) |
| SUA | State Unit on Aging |
| Synectics | TEDS contractor |
| T.I.P.S. | Technical Support for Improvement in Professional Services (DUI) |
| TA | Technical Assistance |
| TAC | Technical Assistance Coordinator or Training Advisory Committee |
| TAG | Technical Advisory Group |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (was AFDC) |
| T-ASI | Teen-Addiction Severity Index |
| TBD | To Be Determined |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TBRA | Tenant Based Rental Assistance |
| TCA | Temporary Cash Assistance |
| TCEs | Targeted Capacity Expansion Grants (CSAT) |
| TCS | Transactions and Code Sets (HIPAA) |
| TCWG | Transaction Code Work Group of NASDDDS |
| TEA | Training, Education and Awareness Program |
| TEDS | Treatment Episode Data Set - SA admission and discharge data required by the federal government |
| TFC | Treatment Foster Care |
| TIE | Treatment Improvement Exchange (CSAT) |
| TIPS | Training for Intervention Procedures (DUI) |
| TMAP | Texas Medication Algorithm Project (basis for KyMAP) |
| TOPPS II | Treatment Outcomes and Performance Pilot Study |
| TOPS | Treatment Outcomes Prospective Study (SAMHDA) |
| TPA | Third Party Administrators (HIPAA) |
| TPO | Treatment, Payment or Healthcare Operation |
| TR | state Technical Review project (CSAT) |
| TREAD | Team Research, Evaluation and Dissemination |
| Treatment Episode | Period between beginning of a treatment (admission) and end of prescribed treatment plan (discharge) |
| TRIPIL | Tri-County Patriots for Independent Living |
| TRP | Therapeutic Rehabilitation Program |
| Tx | Treatment |
| U.S.C. | United States Code |
| UB-92 | a Medicare billing form, aka CMS-1450 |
| UCI | Unique Client Identification |
| UFDS | Uniform Facility Data Survey (formerly NDATUS, see N-SSATS) |
| UK | University of Kentucky |
| UK CDAR | UK Center for Drug and Alcohol Research |
| UK HDI | UK Human Development Institute |
| UK RDMC | UK Research and Data Management Center |
| UofL | University of Louisville |
| UOS | Units of Service |
| URAC | Originally the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission, also dba the American Accreditation Healthcare Commission |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator - a website address |
| URS | Uniform Reporting System |
| USF | Universal Service Funds |
| VA | Veteran's Administration |
| VAN | Value Added Networks (HIPAA) |
| VOA | Volunteers of America |
| VOLTA | Substance Abuse Residential Treatment at WSH |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network (HIPAA) |
| VR | Vocational Rehabilitation |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| WEDI | Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange |
| WIC | Women, Infants and Children |
| WNL | Within Normal Limits |
| WPC | Washington Publishing Company (HIPAA) |
| WRAP | Women's Residential Addictions Program |
| WRAP | Wellness Recovery Action Plan |
| WRAT | Wide Range Achievement Test |
| WSH | Western State Psychiatric Hospital |
| WtW | Welfare-to-Work |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| X12 | HIPAA records format |
| YSS | Youth (child) Self-Report Survey (MH Block Grants/URS) |
| YSS-F | Youth Satisfaction Survey - Family (MH Block Grants/URS) |