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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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D-H

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, 4th 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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I-M

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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N-R

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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S-Z

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 [3rd 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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