Glossary of Terms

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1154	In Home and Family Support (IHFS) [Formerly House Bill 1154]
2377	Mental Health Mental Retardation Local Authority [Formerly House Bill 2377] Legislation which authorized pilots to test the Local Authority Model. Also known as "Stewardship Texas".
AAMR	American Association on Mental Retardation [now AAID]
AAID	American Association on Intellectual Disabilities [Formerly AAMR]
ABA	Applied Behavior Analysis
ABL	Adaptive Behavior Level
ACES	Adult Crisis Emergency Stabilization [Program at NPC]
ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAPT	Adult Developmental and Psychiatric Treatment [Program in Mental Retardation Services Division, MHMRA]
ACP	Advanced Clinical Practitioner
AMH	Adult Mental Health Services Division of MHMRA
AMH/PAC	Adult Mental Health Planning Advisory Council
ANASAZI	A client data tracking and clinical assessment tracking system. [Computer software used by MHMRA that links to TDMHMR CARE System to report number of consumers served to meet TDMHMR Contract targets set by Texas Legislature.]
AOD	Assigned Officer on Duty or Administrator On Duty
APS	Adult Protective Services
Arc or ARC	Association for Retarded Citizens
ARD	Admission/Review/Dismissal Hearing [used in schools]
ASA	Autism Society of America
Asperger’s Disorder	A developmental disorder marked by impaired social interactions and repetitive behaviors, similar to autism; however, no delays are typically noted in language, cognitive, self-help or adaptive skills, or in curiosity about the environment in childhood.
Autism Day Program	Now the ABA Training Services [an MHMRA Program]
BHO	Behavioral Health Organization
BTP	Behavior Training Program [Program in MR Services, MHMRA]
BTTC	Behavior Training and Treatment Center [Richmond Texas]
CAPES	Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Emergency Service [Program at NPC]
CAPS	MR Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Services [Replaces YDC]
CARE	TDMHMR Computer System
CAS	Child and Adolescent Services Division of MHMRA
CAS/PAC	Child and Adolescent Services Planning Advisory Council
CBO	Client Benefits Office
Central Office	TDMHMR’s Main Office
CFO	Chief Financial Officer
CHIP	Children’s Health Insurance Program
CIHS	Contracts for In Home Support
CIT	Crisis Intervention Training
CLASS	Community Living Assistance & Support Services
CM	Case Management/Case Manager
COC	Continuity of Care
Community Center(s)	MHMR Community Centers. [A local organization created by the Texas Legislature for the purpose of providing services via contract with the TDMHMR. A Community Center may be established for a county or for several counties and is under the control of the county commissioners.]
ComNet	Phone Conference
Core Service	Service required by TDMHMR Contract
CPAC	Citizens’ Planning Advisory Council
CPS	Children’s’ Protective Services
Craniosynotosis	Premature closure of the spaces between bones in the skull
CRCG	Community Resource Coordination Group
CRI	The Center [formerly Center for the Retarded, Inc.]
CSHCN	Children with Special Health Care Needs

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DADS	Department of Aging and Disability Services [replacing Texas Department on Aging]
D&E	Diagnosis and Evaluation
DD/MR	Dual Diagnoses/Mental Retardation
DHS	[Texas] Department of Human S ervices
DMR	Determination of Mental Retardation [series of interviews and tests for documenting eligibility for services in the MR Division]
DOE	Department of Education
DOL	Department of Labor
DSAH	Down Syndrome Association of Houston
DSM-IV	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, 4^th Edition
Dx	Diagnosis
Decertification/ Decertified	State sanction which revokes an HCS or ICF-MR providers ability to provide services within the geographic area they have been licensed to serve [example: Harris County]
DOE	Department of Education
Dual Diagnosis	A diagnosis of Mental Retardation and a psychiatric disorder OR a diagnosis of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
DVC	Data Verification Criteria
EC	Employment Connections [vocational program in MR Services Division]
ECI	Early Childhood Intervention Program [birth to three years]
EEOC	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EIS	Early Intervention Specialist
Employment Connections	MR Division Employment Services Programs in the North, Northwest, South, and Southwest of Harris County
FY	Fiscal Year [September through August]
Fiscal Year	Contract Year used by TDMHMR [September through August]
FTE	Full Time Employee
FEAT	Families for Early Autism Treatment
FTO	First Time Offenders Program
GR	General Revenue
General Revenue	State tax dollars MHMR receives to fund programs not covered by Medicaid or other funding sources
HC	A Health Care need so severe that its treatment and monitoring are the foremost considerations in planning the individual’s activities. Immediate twenty-four (24) hour availability of nursing staff, weekly physician intervention, and monitoring of a health care plan by a professional nurse are often needed. [TDMHMR Contract]
HCC	Houston Community College
HCFA	Health Care Financing Administration
HCPC	Harris County Psychiatric Center
HCS	Home and Community Based Services Program
HCS-O or HCS-OBRA	Home and Community Based Service-Omnibus Reconciliation Act [nursing homes]
HCSTP	Harris County Subsidized Transportation Program
HCTCC	Harris County Transportation Coordinating Council
HELP	Health, Education, Labor and Pensions [Senate Subcommittee]
H-GAC	Houston-Galveston Area Council
HHS	[Department of] Health and Human Services [Federal/State]
HHSC	Health and Human Services Commission
HIPAA	The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability A ct. Designed to protect health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. Intended to ensure patient confidentiality for all health care related information.
HIPPS	Health Insurance Premium Payment System
HMO	Health Maintenance Organization
Hx	History
Held Harmless	No penalties
HRD	Human Resources Department
Hydrocephalus	Accumulation of brain fluid

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IACC	Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee
I&R	Information & Referral
ICF/MR	Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded
ICF/MR-RC	Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded—Related Conditions
ICAP	Inventory for Client and Agency Planning [Assessment]
IDT	Interdisciplinary Team
IDEA	Individuals with Disabilities Act
IEP	Individual Educational Plan
IHCS	In-Home Crisis Support
IHFS	In-Home and Family Support Program [Also known as House Bill 1154]
IHP	Individual Habilitation Plan
INSYST	Computer System used by MHMRA that links to TDMHMR CARE System. [Replaced by Anasazi]
IPC	Individual Plan of Care OR Individual Program Coordinator
ITP	Individual Transition Plan
ISD	Independent School District
IT	Interdisciplinary Team OR Information Technology Department
JPO	Juvenile Probation Office
LA	Local Authority [MRLA is a system through which the State Authority (TDMHMR) assigns some of its oversight responsibility for MR Services to the Local Authority (in our case, MHMRA of Harris County).]
LAR	Legally Authorized Representative OR Legislative Authorization R equest
Life Safety Code	The Life Safety Code addresses those construction, protection and occupancy features necessary to minimize danger to life from fire, smoke, fumes or panic
LBB	Legislative Budget Board [Texas Legislature]
LMRA	Local Mental Retardation Authority
LMSW	Licensed Master of Social Work
LMSW—ACP	Licensed Master of Social Work—Advanced Clinical Practitioner
LMSW-AP	Licensed Master Social Worker—Advanced Practitioner
LOC	Level of Care
Local Plan	Local Authority’s section of the State’s Strategic Plan [see Strategic Plan]
LON	Level of Need
LPC	Licensed Professional Counselor
LVN	Licensed Vocational Nurse
MA	Master of Arts [degree]
MAPS	MR Adult Psychiatric Services [replaces ADC]
MBHO	Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organization
MD	Doctor of Medicine
MDCP	Medically Dependent Children’s Program
Mentor	Advisor/Counselor
MH	Mental Health
MHMRA	Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MR	Mental Retardation and/or Mentally Retarded or the Mental Retardation Services Division of MHMRA
MRA	Mental Retardation Authority
MRLA	Mental Retardation Local Authority [Refers to the 2377 Pilots for MR Services] [MRLA is a system through which the State Authority (TDMHMR) assigns some of its oversight responsibility for MR Services to the Local Authority (in our case, MHMRA of Harris County).]
MR/MI	[Diagnosis of] Mental Retardation and Mental I llness
MR/PAC	Mental Retardation Planning Advisory Council
MR/RC	Mental Retardation/Related Condition
MS	Master of Science [degree]
MTP	Metropolitan Transportation Plan [for the Houston-Galveston Region]

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NDTP	New Day Treatment Program
NAC	Network Advisory Council
NEC	Northwest Employment Center
New Day	New Day Children’s Day Treatment
NGM	New Generation Medication
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NPC	NeuroPsychiatric Center [MHMRA]
OBRA	Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Olmstead Decision	No person should have to live in a nursing home or other institution if he or she chooses to live in a home or community-based setting
OD	Assigned Officer on Duty [Also called "AOD"]
OT	Occupational Therapy/Occupational Therapist
PAC	Planning Advisory Council
PASARR	Pre-Admission Screening and Annual Resident Review
PCCM	Primary Care Case Management
PD	A severe Physical Disability, which requires some type of support as evidenced by a need for an ongoing program designed and monitored by a professionally qualified habilitation therapist or specialist. Such programs are designed to alleviate the primary condition and decrease the effects of any secondary disability. These disabilities may include, but are not limited to, eating problems, ambulation problems, severe sensory (tactile, visual, and/or auditory) impairments, and other major physical disabilities. [TDMHMR Contract]
PDD	Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PDP	Person Directed Planning or Person Directed Plan
PES	Psychiatric Emergency Services [Program at NPC]
Ph.D.	Doctor of Philosophy [degree]
PHI	Protected Health Information [used in conjunction with HIPAA]
PI	Promoting Independence
PKU	Phenylketonuria, a hereditary metabolic disorder which can produce mental retardation
PMAB	Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behavior
POC	Plan of Care
POCO	Plan of Care Oversight
POE	Point of Entry
PPP	Prospective Payment Plan
PT	Physical Therapy/Physical Therapist
Performance Measures	Goals established by a contract usually expressed in numbers of persons serviced or hours or days of service provided.
QA	Quality Assurance
QAC	Quality Assessment Council
QAIS	Quality Assurance and Improvement System
QIP	Quality Improvement Plan
QIT	Quality Improvement Team
QM	Quality Management
QMB	Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
QMRP	Qualified Mental Retardation Professional
RASH	Rights, Abuse, Safety, Health [used in conjunction with QAIS]
RFP	Request for Proposals
RQT	Resource, Quality & Training Department [MR Services, MHMRA]
RSS	Richmond State School
Rusk	Rusk State Hospital

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SA	State Authority
SAI	Single Accountable Individual [new terminology for an Individual Program Coordinator (IPC)]
SAT	Self-Assessment Team
SC	Service Coordination
SLP	Speech Language Pathologist
SOCS	State Operated Community Services
SPAC	Senior Program Activity Coordinator
SPOA	Single Point of Access
SSDI	Social Security Disability Income
SSI	Supplemental [Social] Security Income
SSN	Social Security Number
Strategic Plan	State’s blueprint for the development of resources
SWA	Social Work Associate
Stakeholder	A person with a vested interest
Stewardship Texas	Synonymous with House Bill 2377 , i.e., Mental Health Mental Retardation Local Authority [New State Terminology for HB 2377]
Strategies	Plans of Action
Sunset	Sunset Advisory Commission
TAC	Texas Administrative Code
TAMR	Texas Association on Mental Retardation
TANF	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [replaces the Welfare Program in the United States]
Targets	Number of consumers required to be served to meet TDMHMR Contract Targets set by Texas Legislature
TCB	Texas Commission for the Blind
TCDD	Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
TCS	Texas Community Solutions
TCOOMMI	Texas Council on Offenders with Medical and Mental Illness (TCOOMMI) The TCOOMMI Program provides mental health services to offenders that are currently on probation or parole. Services include intake, case management and medication monitoring. An emphasis is placed on linking the offender to community resources immediately and encouraging participation in outpatient psychiatric services. The goal of the TCOOMMI Program is to assist the offender with mental illness in successfully completing their probation/parole. The state TCOOMMI office is located in Austin and may be contacted at 512-406-5406. Services in Brazoria and Galveston Counties may be accessed by calling 1-866-729-3848 and asking to speak to the TCOOMMI Intake Worker.
TDHS	Texas Department Health and Human Services
TDMHMR	Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
TRC	Texas Rehabilitation Commission
Tx	Treatment
TxDOT	Texas Department of Transportation
TWC	Texas Workforce Commission
TYC	Texas Youth Commission
UCP	United Cerebral Palsy
UR	Utilization Review
UTMB	University of Texas Medical Branch
UTMSI	University of Texas Medical Science Institute
VAC	Vocational Adjustment Coordinator [in high schools]
Vendor Hold	State sanction of an ICF-MR or HCS provider in which payments for services rendered are placed on hold until corrections have been made to address deficiencies
VFI	Vendor Fiscal Intermediary
WAIS	Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
WAIS-R	Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Revised
WISC	Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
WISC-R	Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Revised
WISC-III	Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Revised [3^rd Edition, Intelligence]
WPPSI-R	Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence Revised
WRAT-R	Wide Range Achievement Test – Revised
YDC	Youth Dual Diagnosis Clinic [replaced by CAPS]

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