Acronyms
- A
- AAA - Area Agency on Aging
- AMR - American Association of Mental Retardation
- ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
- ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
- ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- ADF - Adult Training Facility
- AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- AMI - Alliance for the Mentally Ill
- APA - American Psychiatric Association
- ARC - Association for Retarded Citizens
- ASA - Autism Society of America
- ASL - American Sign Language
- B
- BSU - Base Service Unit
- C
- CLA - Community Living Arrangement
- CP - Cerebral Palsy
- CRR - Community Residential Rehabilitation
- CSP - Community Support Program
- D
- D&A - Drugs and Alcohol
- DD - Developmental Disability
- DMR - Department of Mental Retardation
- DPW - Department of Public Welfare
- E
- EI - Early Intervention
- EIP - Early Intervention Programs
- F
- FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- FC - Facilitated Communication
- FSP - Family Support Plan
- FSS - Family Support Services
- H
- HCFA - Health Care Financing Administration now CMS
- HCSIS - Home & Community Services Information System
- HCQUS - Health Care Quality Units
- HIV - Human Immuno Deficiency Virus
- HMO - Health Maintenance Organization
- HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- I
- IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- ICF/MR - Intermediate Care Facility/Mental Retardation
- IEP - Individualized Education Plan
- IER - Individualized Estimated Resource
- IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan
- ILC - Independent Living Center
- IPP - Individual Progress Plan or
- IHP - Individual Habilitation Program
- IQ - Intelligence Quotient
- ITQ - Invitation to Qualify
- ISP - Individualized Service Plan
- J
- JCAHO - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
- K
- KHS - Keystone Human Services
- KHSCPA - Keystone Human Services Central PA
- KSS - Keystone Service Systems, Inc.
- L
- LD - Learning Disability
- M
- MCO - Managed Care Organization
- MD - Muscular Dystrophy
- MH - Mental Health
- MH/MR - Mental Health Mental Retardation
- MI - Mental Illness
- MR - Mental Retardation
- MS - Multiple Sclerosis
- MSW - Masters of Social Work
- N
- NAMI - National Alliance of the Mentally Ill
- NCQA - National Committee on Quality Assurance
- NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health
- NPIN - National Parent Information Network (organization)
- O
- OCD - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- OMAP - Office of Medical Assistance Programs
- OMHSAS - Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
- OMH - Office of Mental Health
- OMR - Office of Mental Retardation
- OSP - Office of Special Programs
- OSERS - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
- OT - Occupational Therapy
- OVR - Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
- P
- PP&A - Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy
- PARF - Pennsylvania Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
- PAR - PA Association of Resources for Persons with Mental Retardation
- PCH - Personal Care Homes
- PCP - Person Centered Planning
- PD - Program Director
- PDA - Pennsylvania Department of Aging
- PDE - Pennsylvania Department of Education
- PDD - Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- PFDS Waiver - Person/Family Driven Support Waiver
- PL - Public Law
- PP&A - Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy
- PUNS - Prioritization of Urgency of Needs of Services
- PT - Physical Therapy
- PWS - Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Q
- QA - Quality Assurance
- QM - Quality Management
- R
- RFP - Request for Proposals
- RS - Rehabilitation Specialist
- RSP - Residential Service Plan
- S
- SAMSA - Substance Abuse Mental Health Administration
- SBS - Shaken Baby Syndrome
- SCI - Spinal Cord Injury
- SD - Standard Deviation
- SEA - State Education Act or State Education Agency
- SI - Sensory Integration
- SIDS - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- SMA - Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- SRV - Social Role Valorization
- SSD - Susquehanna Service Dogs
- SSDI - Social Security Disability Insurance
- SSI - Supplemental Security Income
- SW - Social Worker
- T
- TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
- TDD - Telecommunication Device for the Deaf
- TS - Tourette Syndrome
- TSS - Therapeutic Staff Support
- U
- UR - Utilization Review
- V
- VR - Vocational Rehabilitation
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