Frequently Used Acronyms
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1915 b/c Medicaid Waiver
Central Federal Registry Section 38
Central Federal Registry Section 42
Internal Revenue Code, Section 501(c)(3)
Rehabilitation Act, Section 504
A
Alcoholics Anonymous
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
American Association of Intellectual Developmental Disabilities
American Association of Sociology
Applied Behavior Analysis
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministries
Asset Based Community Development
Advanced Behavioral Health
Association of Behavioral Health
Achieving a Better Life Experience Act
Affordable Care Act
American Council on Alcoholism
American Counseling Association
Alcohol Chemical Dependency Program
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Adult Care Homes
Administration for Community Living
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Assertive Community Treatment Team
Americans With Disabilities Act
Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center
Alcohol Drug Council of NC
Attention Deficit Disorder
Age Discrimination Employment Act
Alcohol Drug Education Training School
Alcohol and Drug Free
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
Alcohol and Drug Policy Council
Adult with Developmental Disability
Admission, Discharge, Transfer Feed
Affordable Housing
American Hospital Association
Alternative Incarceration Center
American Lung Association
American Medical Association
Advanced Medical Homes
Adult with Mental Illness
Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk
Adult with Mental Illness Transitions to Community Living
Anger Management Treatment Certification
Adult Mental Health for Veterans and their families
Administrative Office of The Courts
Alcohol and Other Dependence
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
Addiction Professionals of NC
Adult Protective Services
Attachment, Regulation and Competency
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Association of Self-Advocates Of North Carolina
Adult Substance Use Communicable Disease
Autism Society Of North Carolina
Adult Substance Use Opioid Use Disorder
Adult Substance Use Treatment Engagement and Recovery
Adult Substance Use- Women
Assistive Technology
Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs
Acceptance Test Plan
Advocacy Unlimited
B
Blood Alcohol Content
Blood Alcohol Level
Building Bridges Initiative
Blue Cross / Blue Shield
Board Certified Counselor
Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health Organization
Behavioral Health Partnership
Behavioral Health Springboard
Behavioral Health Services Information System
Behavioral Health Urgent Care
Brain Injury Association of America
Brain Injury Advisory Council
Brain Injury Association Of North Carolina
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Best Practices
Benefit Plan
Blue Ribbon Commission (on Mental Health)
Benefit Service Group
C
Carolina Access I (tier)
Carolina Access II (tier)
Critical Access Behavioral Health Agency
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale
Community Alternative Program
Community Alternatives Program for Patients with Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Community Alternatives Program for Children Who Are Medically Fragile
Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults
Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
Court Appointed Special Advocate
Chemical Abuse Services Agency
Cross-Area Service Program
Child and Adolescent Service System Program
Certified Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional
Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality
Community Based Outreach Clinic
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Care Coordination
Closed Captioned
Care Coordination for Children
Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities
Certified Compassion Fatigue Trauma Professional
Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional
Carolina Center for Medical Excellence – Review for Medicaid Contract
Community Care of North Carolina
Certified Clinical Supervisor
Comprehensive Crisis Treatment
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional or Complex Trauma Professional
Child Development Block Grant or Community Development Block Grant
Community Development Block Grant
Centers for Disease Control or Community Distribution Center
Community Distribution Center
Child with Developmental Disability
Consumer Data Warehouse
Coordinated Entry
Community Engagement and Empowerment Team
Cognitive Enhancement Therapy
Consumer and Family Advisory Committee
Certified Family Trauma Professional
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
Change of Ownership
Children’s Special Health Services
Clinically Integrated Networks
Community Initiated Prevention Interventions
Crisis Intervention Team
Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Automated Data System
Client Level Data
Claim
Care Management Agency
Child Mental Health
Community Mental Health Center
Center for Mental Health Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Child with Mental and Serious Emotional Disturbance
Crisis Management Team
Common Name Data Service Number
Children of Alcoholics
Coordination of Benefits
Consolidated Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act
Continuums of Care
Co-occurring Disorder
Cost of Living Adjustment
Consolidated Plan
Comprehensive Primary Care Plus
Certified Peer Support Specialist
Central Regional Hospital
Certified Substance Abuse Counselor
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Child Service Coordination (or coordinator)
Customer Service and Community Rights Team
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Clinical Supervisor Intern
Customer Services Manager
Certified Sex Offender Treatment Professional
Customer Service Request
Controlled Substance Reporting System
Child with Substance Use Disorder
Critical Time Intervention
Certified Trauma Professional
Comprehensive Treatment Support Programming
Calendar Year
D
Deaf and Hard Hearing
Division of Aging and Adult Services
Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Counselor
Drug Abuse Resistance Education
Department of Administrative Services
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System
Disabled American Veterans
Drug Abuse Warning Network
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Department of Children and Families
Developmental Disability / Developmentally Delayed
Department of Defense Form 214- Discharge from Active Duty
Department of Defense Form 215- Discharge from National Guard
Department of Developmental Services
Drugs Don’t Work
Drug Enforcement Agency
Division of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Drug Education School
Drug Free Communities
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
Division of Health Benefits
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Health Service Regulation
Department of Information Technology
Department of Juvenile Justice
Division of Medical Assistance now named the Division of Health Benefits
Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Department of Administration
Date of Application
Date of Birth
Department of Corrections
Department of Defense
Date of Death
Department of Education
Date of Evaluation
Date of Incident
Department of Justice
Date of Payment
Date of Service
Department of Transportation
Division of Public Health
Department of Public Instruction
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Diagnostic Related Group
Disability Rights of North Carolina
Drug Supply Security Act
Division of Services of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities
Department of Social Services
Decision Support System
Driving Under the Influence
Domestic Violence
Disabled Veteran Outreach Professional
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Veterans Services
DHHS Waiver Advisory Committee
Driving While Impaired
Diagnosis
Diagnosis Code
E
Electronic Special Needs Assistance Programs
Epilepsy Association of North Carolina
Employee Assistance Program
Early Assessment and Support Alliance
Enrollment Broker
Evidence Based Program (or Practice)
Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center
Early Childhood Intervention
Electronic Claim Submission
Emergency Department
Electronic Data Interchange
Electronic Data System
Equal Employment Opportunity
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Electronic Health Record
Early Head Start
Early Information System
Essential Lifestyle Plan
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Electronic Medical Record
Explanation of Benefits
Environmental Protection Agency
Encounter Processing System
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment
External Quality Review
External Quality Review Organization
Educational Reference Group
Eligibility Specialist
Emergency Shelter
Employment Security Commission
Emergency Solutions Grant
Early Serious Mental Illness
F
Free and Appropriate Public Education
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder
Faith-Based
Facility Based Crisis
Faith Based Treatment
Families CAN
Family Centered Plan
Federal Drug Administration
Federal Emergency Management Agency
First Episode Psychosis
Fee-For-Service
Federal Fiscal Year
Fair Housing
Federal Housing Administration Loans
Adult Care Home FL-2 Form
Fair Labor Standard Act
Family Medical Leave Act
Fair Market Rent or File Maintenance Request
Federal Poverty Level
Federally Qualified Health Centers
Flexible Spending Account
Family Support Network
File Transfer Protocol
Fiscal Year
G
Gamblers Anonymous
Guardian ad Litem
General Accounting Office
Generic Assessment Payment
General Dynamics Information Technology
Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender and Questioning
Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act
Grant and per Diem
Governor’s Prevention Initiative for Youth
Governor’s Prevention Partnership
Government Performance & Result Act
General Statute
Governor's Working Group on Veterans, Servicemembers and their Families
H
Health Services Area and Human Service Agreement
Home and Community Based Services
Health Care Center
Health Care Financing Administration
Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network
Housing Choice Vouchers
Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act
Healthcare Enterprise Accounts Receivable Transaction System
High Fidelity Wraparound
Health and Human Services
Housing Inventory Count
Health Information Exchange
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Health Insurance Premium Payment
Human Service Infrastructure
Homeless Management Information System
Health Maintenance Organization
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
Human Resource Development
Healthy Start
Head Start
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD-Veterans Assisted Supportive Housing
Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program
I
Information and Referral
Inventory of Behavioral Health Service
i2i Center for integrated Health
Interagency Council
International Association of Trauma Professionals
Interagency Coordinating Council
International Classification of Diseases
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification
International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification
Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual and Dev. Disabilities
Institute for Community Research
Inpatient Consumer Survey
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Individual Development Plan
Individualized Education Program
Individual Family Services Plan
Independent Living Rehabilitation
Independent Living Services
Income Maintenance Caseworker
Institute for Medical Disease
Inpatient
Immigration & Naturalization Service
Institute of Medicine
Intensive Out-Patient
Individualized Plan for Employment
Integrated Payment Reporting System
Individual Placement and Support
Individual Retirement Account
Incident Response Improvement System
Internal Revenue Service
Individual Support Plan
Interagency Suicide Prevention Network
Individual Service Team
Involuntary Commitment
Intravenous Drug Use
J
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organization
Joint Communication Bulletin
Juvenile Justice
Juvenile Justice Behavioral Health Partnership
Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (Program)
Job Training Partnership Act
K
Key Performance Indicator
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
L
Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Local Education Agency
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion
Latino Family Connection Program
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer or Questioning +
Local Health Departments
Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Independent Living Services for Foster Children
Local Management Entity
Local Management Entity-Managed Care Organization
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Learning Management System
Leave of Absence
Legislative Office Building
Level of Care
Legislative Oversight Committee
Licensed Psychological Associate
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Prevention Council
Licensed Professional Counselor- Associate
Licensed Professional Counselor- Supervisor
Licensed Professional Counselors Association of North Carolina
Least Restrictive Environment
Legally Responsible Person
Long Term Care
Long Term Services and Supports
Local Veterans Employment Specialist
Leave Without Pay
M
Medicaid Assistance to Aged
Medicaid Assistant to the Blind
Medicaid Assistance to the Disabled
Master of Art
Medical Assistance
Multi-cultural Ambulatory Addition
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Medication Administration Record
Medication Assisted Treatment
Mobilize Against Tobacco for Children’s Health
Managed Care Organization
Manage Care Request (Form)
Mobile Crisis Team
Minimum Data Set
Master of Education
Money Follows the Person
Mental Health
Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
Mental Health Block Grant
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health Statistical Improvements Program
Motivational Interviewing; May also be used for Mental Illness
Medicaid Identification Number
Multi-cultural Leadership Institute
Medicaid Management Information System
Memorandum of Agreement
Medicaid for Pregnant Women
Minimum Qualifications
Medicare for Qualified Beneficiary
Mental Retardation (has been updated to "Individual with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities")
Master of Science
Multisystemic Therapy
Military Sexual Trauma
Multisystemic Therapy – Building Stronger Families
Master of Social Work
N
NC Medicare Uniform Screening Tool
National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Not Applicable
Narcotics Anonymous
National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Counselors
National AIDS Clearinghouse
National Association of Children of Alcoholics
National Association for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
National Association for the Dually Diagnosed
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National Alliance for The Mentally Ill
National Alliance for The Mentally Ill - Children & Adolescent Network
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disability Services
National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
National Association of Social Workers
NC Area Health Education Centers
North Carolina Balance of State Continuum of Care
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
North Carolina Department of Corrections
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
North Carolina Families Accessing Services Through Technology
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency
NC SERVES
North Carolina Support Needs Assessment Profile
North Carolina Systemic, Therapeutic, Assessment, Resources and Treatment
North Carolina Student Transitions Resource Initiative for Veterans Education
North Carolina Treatment Outcomes and Program Performance
Transparent Report Accountability Collaboration Knowledge management system
North Carolina Administrative Code
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
NC Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
National Certified Counselor
North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness
North Carolina Department of Corrections
North Carolina Department of Social Services
North Carolina Domestic Violence Commission
NC Foundation of Alcohol & Drug Studies
North Carolina Family Assessment Scale
North Carolina General Statute
National Coalition for the Homeless
North Carolina Housing Coalition
North Carolina Interventions
National Core Indicators
North Carolina Identity Management Service
North Carolina Infant/ Young Child Mental Health Association
North Carolina Medicaid Management Information System
North Carolina Practice Improvement Collaborative
National Committee for Quality Assurance
NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board
North Carolina Valuing Individual Performance
Nurturing Families
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice of Funding Availability
National Outcome Measure
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawl
National Provider Identifier (number)
National Prevention Network
National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
National Research Institute
National Wraparound Initiative
O
Office of Administrative Hearings
Obstetric Care Management
Office-Based Opioid Treatment
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Office of Disability Employment Programs
Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Program
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Minority Health
Office of Policy and Management
Office of Substance Abuse Prevention
Office of State Budget and Management
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Occupational Therapy
Opioid Treatment Program
Occupational Therapist - "R" Registered by the national OT credentialing board and "L" licensed.
Opioid Use Disorder
Outpatient
Office of Youth and Young Adults
P
Protection and Advocacy
Prior Approval or Prior Authorization.
Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
Parents and Children Together
Psychiatric Advanced Directives
Part B, Section 619 of the IDEA Improvement Act of 2004
Part C of the IDEA Improvement Act of 2004.
Preadmission Screening and Resident Review
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
Procedure Code
Primary Care Case Management
Person Centered Plan
Primary Care Provider
Percent Days Abstinent
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Parent Education and Assessment Service
Pre-Employment Transition Services
Prefrontal Cortex
Problem Gambling Services
Public Housing Agencies or Public Housing Authorities
Public Housing Authorities
Prepaid Health Plans
Practice Improvement Collaborative
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Point in Time Count
Public Law 99-457 : Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986
Public Law 99-660 : State Comprehensive Mental Health Services Plan Act of 1986
Performance Management
Project Management Database
Pregnancy Medical Home
Prescription Monitoring Program
Per Member Per Month
Plan of Action or Power of Attorney
Power of Attorney
Plan of Correction
Perception of Care
Point of Contact
Patient Outcomes Research Team
Point of Service(s)
Plan of Safe Care
Plan of Work
Paid Parental Leave
Provider Permission Matrix
Preferred Provider Organization
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Prevention Online
Partnership Resource and Infrastructure Support Monies
Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
Public Service Announcement or Personal Service Agreement
Personal Service Agreement
Pastoral Counseling
Post-Secondary Education
Permanent Supportive Housing
Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Peer Support Specialist
Physical Therapy
Preschool Transition and Placement Committee
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Person with Disability
Q
Quality Assurance
Qualified Allocation Plan
Quality Improvement
Quality Management
Qualified Residential Treatment Program
R
Report2Web
Remittance Agreement and Status Report
Regional Action Council
Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resource Network
Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode
Research Based Behavioral Health Treatment
Recovery Community Center
Regional Education Service Center
Request for Applications
Request for Information
Request for Proposals
Request for Quote
Restrictive Intervention
Remove Intoxicated Drivers
Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
Rapid Re-Housing
Recovery Support Services
Referral, Screening Verification Process
Retired Senior Volunteer Program
Residential Treatment Centers
Return to Work
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Prescription
S
Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse Action Council
Substance Abuse Block Grant
Students Against Destructive Decisions
Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialist
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Student Assistance Program
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant
Substance Abuse Services
Student Assistance Team
School Assistance Team
Statewide Advocacy for Veteran’s Empowerment
State Agency Workgroup
Spina Bifida Association
Screening and Brief Interventions
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
State Consumer and Family Advisory Committee
Six Core Strategies
State Department of Education
Social Determinants of Health
State Education Agency
Seriously Emotionally Disturbed
State Epidemiological Workgroup
State Fiscal Year
Supported Housing
Special Health Care Needs
State Incentive Grant
Supports Intensity Scale
Service Level Agreement
Subject Mater Expert
State Mental Health Agency or State Mental Health Authorities
Serious Mental Illness
Serious and Persistent Mental Illness
Service Members, Veterans & Families Technical Assistance Center
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Skilled Nursing Facility
Structured Outpatient Addiction Program
System of Care
Survivors of Suicide
State Opioid Treatment Authority
Standard Plans
State Plan Amendment
Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Supportive Services
Social Security Administration
Single State Agency
Social Security Block Grant
Social Security Disability Insurance
Single Stream Funding
Supplemental Security Income
Social Security Number
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
Supportive Services for Veterans and Families
Speech Therapy
Specialized Treatment Early in Psychosis
State Transition Plan
State TEDS Submission System
Substance Use
Substance Use Disorder
Substance Use Misuse Prevention Skills Training
T
Telephone Call
Technical Assistance
Temporary Aid to Needy Families
Treatment Authorization Request
Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities
Transition Age Youth
To Be Determined
Traumatic Brain Injury
Tenant Based Rental Assistance
Tenant Based Vouchers
Tiered Care Coordination
Transition to Community Living Initiative
Tailored Care Management
Transaction Control Number
Triangle Down Syndrome Network
Treatment and Education of Autistic Children and Other Communication Handicaps
Treatment Episode Data Set
Transitional Housing
Team Observation Measures
Treatment Outcomes
Tailored Plans
Third Party Liability
Telephone Recovery Supports
Telephone Call
Technical Assistance
U
Unit Cost Reimbursement
Unit Cost Reimbursement
Uniform Data System
Uniform Facility Data Set
Unemployment Insurance
Uniform Reporting System
US Department of Agriculture Rural Development
V
Virtual Reality
Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs Loans
Veterans Administration Central Office
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Veterans Administration Regional Office
Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing
Violence Against Women Act
Veterans Benefits Administration
Veterans Bridge Home
Value Based Payment
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans Health Administration
Vulnerability Index & Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool
Veterans Life Center
Virtual Private Network
Vocational Rehabilitation
Veterans Restoration Quarters
Veterans Service Center
Veterans Services of the Carolinas
Veterans Service Officer, Organization
Veterans Service Technician
W
Workers' Compensation
Work First Family Assistance
Wraparound Fidelity Index
Youth and Family Training Institute
Work Incentive Benefits Analysis Service
Women, Infants, and Children Special Supplemental Food Program
Workforce Innovations Opportunity Act
Wellness Recovery Action Plan
Y
Youth as Researchers
Youth and Family Training Institute
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Youth Suicide Advisory Board
Youth Service Bureau
Youth Satisfaction Questionnaire
Youth Self Report
Year to Date