DHW Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Initials List
18 or 18-211 / Criminal Mental Health Code66 or 66-329 / Civil Commitment Code
A-95 / Circular A-95, U.S. Office of Management and Budget
A&A / Aid and Attendance
AA / Administrative Assistant or Affirmative Action or Alcoholics Anonymous
AAA / Area Agency on Aging
AABD / Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled
AB / Aid to the Blind
ABAWD / Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents
ABC / Accounts Receivable Billing and Collections (system)
ABEND / Abnormal Ending
ABHE / Advisory Board for Health Education
ACCESS / Access to Care Coordination, Evaluation, Services, and Supports
A/CDC / Adult/Child Development Center
ACF / Advanced Communication Function or Administration for Children and Families
ACH / Automated Clearing House
ACIP / Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
ACIR / Advisory Committee of Intergovernmental Relations
ACM / Administrative Case Management
ACS / Address Change Service or Automated Calendar System
ACSES / Automated Child Support Enforcement System (see ICSES)
ACSW / Academy of Certified Social Workers
ACT / Assertive Community Treatment team (for MH clients, each region at least one)
ADA / Americans with Disabilities Act
ADABAS / Software AG Database Product
ADAMH / Alcohol, Drug And Mental Health
ADAMHA / Alcohol, Drug And Mental Health Act
ADAMHBG / Alcohol, Drug And Mental Health Block Grant
ADC / Aid to Dependent Children (state version) (AFDC - federal version)
ADD / Attention Deficit Disorder
ADEA / Age Discrimination in Employment Act
ADF / Automatic Document Feed
ADHD / Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
ADM / Administration
ADP / Automated Data Processing
ADS / Code for Strong Start Leave (1 hr per wk-4 hr per mo)
AE / Administrative Error
A/E / Architect/Engineer
AFCARS / Adoptions, Foster Care, Analysis and Reporting System
AFDC / Aid to Families w/Dependent Children (Federal version) (ADC - State version)
AFDC-UP / Aid to Families w/Dependent Children - Unemployed Parent
AFP / Advanced Function Printing
AG / Attorney General
AHA / AmericanHospital Association
AHEC / Area Health Education Consortium
AHERA / Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
AHFLCD / Association of Health Facilities Licensing and Certification Directors
AHJ / Authority Having Jurisdiction
AHSDF / Area Health Services Development Fund
AID / Advanced Input Devices
AIMS / Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale
AIDS / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIHA / American Industrial Hygiene Association
AIP / Annual Implementation Plan
AIM / Advanced Information Management
AIMS / Automated Information Management System (Medicaid)
AITA / Alcoholism and Intoxification Treatment Act
AIS / Address Information System
aka / also known as
AL / Annual Leave
AMA / American Medical Association
AMI / Alliance for the Mentally Ill
AMS / Address Management System
ANAO / Australian National Audit Office
ANSI / American National Standards Institute
anti-HBs / hepatitis B surface antibody
AO / Auditor's Office
AP / Absent Parent or Accounts Payable
APCUG / Association of PC User Groups
APD / Advance Planning Document
APDU / Advance Planning Document Update
APHA / American Public Health Association
APHSA / American Public Human Services Association (previously APWA - American Public Human Services Association)
API / Application Program Interface
APIRS / Application Processing and Information Retrieval System
APS / Automated Purchasing and Inventory Software
APTD / Aid to Permanently and Totally Disabled
A/R / Applicant/Recipient
AR / Accounts Receivable
ARC / Adult Residential Care or AIDS Related Complex or Association for Retarded Citizens
ARCS / Accounts Receivable Collection System
ARCCC / Adult Residential Care Coordinating Committee
ARTS / Asset Reporting and Tracking System
A/S / Adult Services
AS / Administrative Secretary or Alcohol Safety Program
ASAP / as soon as possible or Automated Standard Application for Payments
ASC / Ambulatory Surgical Centers or Automated Scheduling Calendar
ASCII / The set of codes used on the PC to represent letters (upper and lower case), numbers, symbols and punctuation, and as created by the American Standards Committee for Information Interchange
ASCS / Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Services
ASFA / Adoption and Safe Families Act
ASHA / Association American Speech Language/Hearing (also ISHA)
ASHRAE / American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers
ASNS / Acuity and Service-Need Scale
ASTHO / Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
ASTI / Applied Statistics Training Institute
ASTM / American Society for Testing Materials
ATM / Advanced Training Methods or Asynchronous Transfer Mode or Automated Teller Machine
ATP / Authorization to Proceed or Authorization to Participate
ATS / Adoption Tracking System
ATU / Alcohol Treatment Unit
AVRHS / Association for Vital Records and Health Statistics
AWP / Average Wholesale Price
AWT / Advanced Wastewater Treatment
BACT / Best Available Control Technology
BAR/PS / Billing Accounts Receivable/Payable System
BBS / Bulletin Board Service
BC / Birth Certificate
BCD / Birth Certificate Date
BCI / Bureau of Criminal Identification
BCMRT / Back Country Medical Rescue Team
BCRR / Bureau of Common Required Reporting or Bureau's Common Reporting Requirements
BCS / Bar Code Sorter
BCSR / Brief Consultation and Screening Report
BCSE / Bureau of Child Support Enforcement
BDC / Backup Domain Controller
BDMS / Bureau of Data Management & Strategy
BDS / Bureau of Disaster Services
BEER / Beneficiary Earnings Exchange Record
BENDEX / Beneficiary and Earnings Data Exchange
BEST / Building Exemplary Service Teams
BFM / Bureau of Facilities Management
BFM TAG / Budget and Financial Mgmt. Technical Advisory Group
BFOQ / Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications
BHR / Bureau of Human Resources, Division of Management Services, Dept. of Health and Welfare
BIA / Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIAP / Bureau of Individual Assistance Programs
b.i.d. / twice a day
BID / Basic Input Document
BIT / Binary Digit
BMP / Best Management Practices
BMS / Basic Map Support
BOA / Basic Order Agreement (health data developed by NationalCenter for Health Statistics)
BOD / Biochemical Oxygen Demand
BPS / Bits Per Second
BS / Services for the Blind
BSC / Binary Synchronous Communication or Bisynchronous Control
BSF / Building Stronger Families
BSU / BoiseStateUniversity
BTU / British Thermal Unit or Bulk Tank Unit
BYB / Baby Your Baby Campaign
CA / Communications Assistant or Contingent Annuitant
CAFR / Comprehensive Annual Financial Report(s)
CA/N / Child Abuse and Neglect services
CAP / Corrective Action Plan or Customer Advantage Program
CARE / Customer Assistance Request (Form)
CARES / Children at Risk Evaluation Services
CARS / Comprehensive Automotive Reporting System
CART / Child Abuse Resource Team
CASA / Court Appointed Special Advocates
CASSP / Child and Adolescents Services Systems Program
CAU / Controlled Access Unit
CBAN / Cost Benefit Analysis Update
CBC / Complete Blood Count
CBFRP / Community-Based Family Resource Programs
CBO / Congressional Budget Office
CBT / Computer Based Training
CCA / Community Action Agency
CCD / Common Client Directory
CCDBG / Child Care & Development Block Grant
CCDF / Child Care Development Fund
CCOA / CanyonCounty Organization on Aging
CCOY / Clearwater Interagency Council on Youth
CCHR / Citizens Commission on Human Rights
CCP / Composite Correction Plan
CCS / Crippled Children's Service
CD / Code
CD-ROM / Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
CDA / Child Development Associate
CDC / Centers for Disease Control or ChildDevelopmentCenter
CDHD / Central District Health Department
CDL / Commercial Driver's License
CDP / Coordinated Discretionary Program
CDS / Communication Disorder Specialist or Central Drug Scan
CE / Customer Engineer
CEC / Council on Exceptional Children or Change in Employee Compensation
CEMs / Continuous Emissions Monitors
CERCLA / Comprehensive Emergency Response Compensation and Liability Account
CETA / Comprehensive Education and Training Act
CEU / Continuing Education Unit (credit)
CF / Child Find
CFC / Child Find Coordinator
CFDA / Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
CFIT / Caring for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities - a new role for physicians
CFFR / Consolidated Federal Funds Report
CFN / Community Food and Nutrition
CFR / Code of Federal Regulations
cfs / cubic feet per second
CGFM / Certified Government Financial Manager
CGS / Contract Generation System
CHAMPUS / Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
CHAMPVA / Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Veterans Administration
CHC / Community Health Centers program or Criminal History Check
CHC/CCU / Criminal History Check/Central Collection Unit
CHEMTREC / ChemicalTransportationEmergencyCenter
CHF / Criminal History Background Checks
CHIP / Children's Health Insurance Program
CHIPS / CommunityHospital Information Processing System or Child Health Improvement Programs
CHP / Comprehensive Health Planning (State Agency or Areawide Agency)
CHSS / Cooperative Health Statistics System
CHU / Criminal History Unit
CICS / Customer Information Control System
CID / Consortium for Individuals or Idahoans with Disabilities
CIFA / Council of Infrastructure Authorities
CIJE / Current Index to Journal in Education
CISD / Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
CLIA / Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act
CMA / Computer Matching Act or Cash, Medical, & Administration
CMFONI / Capitol Mall Fiber Optic Network of Idaho
CMHCA / Community Mental Health Centers Act
CMIA / Cash Management Improvement Act
CMHS / Center for Mental Health Services
CMPPA / Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988
CMST / Case Management Screening Tool
CMTA / Capitol Metro Transporting Authority
CMV / Cytomegalovirus
CNA / Certified Nurses Aide
CNAA / Citizens Network Agribusiness Alliance
CNE / Certified NetWare Engineer
CO / Central Office or Change Order
CO2 / Carbon Dioxide
COA / Child of an Alcoholic
CO-AD / Coalition of Advocates for the Disabled - protection and advocacy agency
COBOL / Common Business-Oriented Language
COBRA / Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
CODCU / Central Office Document Control Unit
COEHD / Council of Environmental Health Directors
COG / Council of Governments
COLA / Social Security cost-of-living adjustment
COLD / Computer Output to Laser Disks
COM / Computer Output Microfilm
CON / Certificate of Need
CORF / Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
COTA / Certified Occupational Therapist Association
CP / Cerebral Palsy or Child Protection or Correctional Program for Adults
CPADD / Child Protection Analysis & Design Document
CPD / Common Participant Directory
CPI / Consumer Price Index
CPIS / Central Property Inventory System
CPS / Child Protection Services or Characters Per Second
CPU / Central Processing Unit
CQI / Continuous Quality Improvement
CR / Civil Rights
CRA / Community Reinvestment Act
CRD / Client Registration Document
CRDS / Community Resource Development Specialist
CRNA / Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
CRNP / Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
CRT / Cathode Ray Tube
CSBG / Community Services Block Grant
CSD / Child Support Disregard
CSDGS / Child Support Documentation Generation System
CSE / Child Support Enforcement Program (Title IV-D) or Community Supported Employment
CSENet / Child Support Enforcement Network
CSES / Child Support Enforcement System
CSHP / Children's Special Health Program
CSI / College of Southern Idaho
CSM / Contract Services Manager or Customer Service Manager
CSP / Community Support Program
CSPD / Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
CSR / Continuing Service Report
CST / Child Study Team
CSU / Customer Service Unit
CT / Chlamydia Trachomatis (written as C. trachomatis)
CTC / Continuous Total Copy
CUP / Conditional Use Permit
CVR / Client Visit Records
CW / Child Welfare Programs (Title IV-B)
CWEP / Community Work Experience Program
CWS / Child Welfare Services
CY / Calendar Year(s)
CYAP / Community Youth Activity Program
DA / Department of Administration or District Attorney
DAR / Daily Activity Record (now FOCUS)
DARE / Drug Abuse Resistance Education
DASPA / Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs
DBA / Database Administrator
DBM / Database Management
DBMS / Database Management System
DC / Document Control or Domain Controller
DCA / Division of Cost Allocation
DD / Developmental Disabilities or Developmentally Delayed
DDA / Developmental Disabilities Agency (private provider of DD services)
DDC / Defensive Driving Course or Developmental Disability Center/Council
DDI / Design, Develop, Implement
DD/MH / Developmental Disabilities/Mental Health; used in conjunction with the Service Delivery Project.
DDP / Developmental Disabilities Program
DDST / Denver Developmental Screening Test
DDU / Disability Determination Unit
DE / Designated Exam or Examiner
DEC / Division of Early Childhood
DEEC / Division of Environment Emergency Coordination
DEFRA / Deficit Reduction Act of 1984
DEQ / Department of Environmental Quality
DERA / Dose Evaluation/Risk Assessment
DERP / Defense Environmental Restoration Program
DFM / Idaho Division of Financial Management
DHCP / Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHD / District Health Department
DHEW / old title for DHHS - Department of Health, Education and Welfare
DHHS / Department of Health and Human Services
DHR / Idaho Division of Human Resources
DHS / Disproportionate ShareHospital
DHUD / Department of Housing and Urban Development
DHW / Department of Health and Welfare
DIA / DenverInternationalAirport
DIC / Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
DIFSLA / Disclosure of Information to Federal, State and Local Agencies (or Authorities)
DIP / Detailed Implementation Plan
DIS / Detailed Implementation Schedule
DISC / Data-Image Systems Corporation
DISOSS / Distributed Office Support System
DLA / Data Link Attached
DLC / Data Link Control
DLIS / Department of Labor and Industrial Services
DLS / Department of Legal Services
DM / Data Management
DME / Durable Medical Equipment
DMI / Desktop Management Interface
DMM / Domestic Mail Manual
DOE / Department of Education or former Department of Employment (now DOL / Department of Labor) or Department of Energy
DOL / Department of Labor
DOT / Department of Transportation
DP / Data Processing
DPA / Designated Planning Agency
DPDO / Defense Property Disposal Office
DPW / Division of Public Works
DRA / Deficit Reduction Act
DRS / Drug Rebate System or Disqualified Recipient Subsystem
DS / Developmental Specialist
DSA / Delta Systems Associates
DSH / Disproportionate ShareHospital
DSL / Direct Student Loan
DSMIT / severe behavior disorders
DSS / Department of Social Services or Decision Support Systems
DTF / Data Transfer Files
DTP / vaccination (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis)
DVLP / Development
DVS / Division of Veterans Services
DWI / Developmental Workshop Industries
E&T / Employment and Training
EAB / Form used in payroll to initiate payment of back pay, bonuses or special awards
EAC / Estimated Acquisition Cost
EAP / Employee Assistance Program
EBT / Electronic Benefits Transfer (Idaho Quest Card - replaces Food Stamps)
EC / Emergency Contact
ECA / Emergency Contracting Authority
ECCO / Electronic Customer Communication Option
ECM / Electronic Claims Management
EDB / ethylene dibromide
EDCAPS / Education Department Central Automated Processing System
EDI / Electronic Data Interchange
EDP / Electronic Data Processing
EDPMS / Education Payment Management System
EDS / Electronic Data System
EDSF / Electronic Data Systems Federal
EE / Eligibility Examiner
EEO / Equal Employment Opportunity
EEOC / Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEP / Employee Enrichment Program
EFNEP / Expanded Food and Nutritional Education Program
EFT / Electronic Funds Transfer
EHA / Education for the Handicapped Act
EHI / Employee Health Insurance
EHSDS / Experimental Health Services Delivery System
EI / Early Intervention or Emotionally Impaired
EIN / Employer Identification Number
EIS / Employee Information System or Executive Information Systems or Early Intervention Specialist
EISSA / Eastern Idaho Special Services Agency
EITC / Earned Income Tax Credit
ELT / Executive Leadership Team
EMPACT / Employee Action [Council]
EMS / Emergency Medical Services or Eligibility Management Systems, Inc.
END / Environment News Digest
EOB / Explanation of Benefits
EP / Employability Plan or erythrocyte protoporphyrin
EPA / Environmental Protection Agency or Emergency Purchase Authorization
EPS / Electronic Payment System
EPICS / Eligibility Programs Integrated Computer System
EPLS / Federal Parent Locate Service
EPSDT / Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis & Treatment
ER / Employee Records
ERC / Executive Review Committee
ERISA / Employment Retirement Income Security Act
ES / Employment Services
ESC / EPSDT Service Coordinator/Coordination
ESGP / Emergency Shelter Grant Program
ESII / Envirosafe Services of Idaho Incorporated
ESRD / EndState Renal Disease
ESRI / Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.
ET / Electronic Transfer or End Transaction
ETA / Estimated Time of Arrival
ETE / Education, Training and Employment Program
EVS / Enumeration Verification System (Numident)
F&B / Finance and Budget
FA / Fiscal Agent
FACES / Family and Community Economic Stimulus
FACS / Family and Community Services or Federal Aid Control System or Family Adult/and Children Services
FAMIS / Financial Assistance Management Information System
FAPE / Free and Appropriate Public Education
FASO / Financial Assistance Section Office
FC / Foster Care
FC/AA / Foster Care/Adoption Assistance (Title IV-E)
FCC / Federal Costing Concepts
FCS / Food and Consumer Services (FNS)
FCSIS / Family-Centered Services Information System
FDDI / Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FECO / Field Environmental Control Officer
FEMA / Federal Emergency Management Agency
FERC / Federal Energy Regulation Commission
FFADD / Final Focus Analysis & Design Document
FFP / Federal Financial Participation
FICA / Federal Insurance Contribution Act
FIFRA / Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
FIPS / Federal Information Processing Standards
FIRST / The Foundation for Individual Responsibility & Social Trust
FISCAL / Financial Information System with Cost Allocation
FLSA / Fair Labor Standards Act
FMAP / Federal Medical Assistance Percentages
FMLA / Family and Medical Leave Act
FMS / Financial Management Services
FNS / Food and Nutrition Services (replaced by FCS)
FO / Field Office or Field Operations or Fiscal Office
FOC / Field Operation Council
FOCUS / Family Oriented Community User System
FOIL / Freedom of Information Law
FP / Family Planning
FPAL / Fiscal Policy Advisory Committee
FPLS / Federal Parent Locator Service
FS / Food Stamps - Food Stamp Program
FSA / Family Support Act or Family Support/Services Administration
FSCP / Federal/State Cooperative Program
FSES / Fire Safety Evaluation System
FSIIS / Food Stamp Integrated Information System
FSR / Final Status Report
FTE / Full-Time Equivalent or Full-Time Employee
FTO / Federal Tax Offset
FTP / Full-Time Personnel or File Transfer Protocol
FTROP / Federal Tax Refund Offset Program
FUTA / Federal Unemployment Tax Act
FWPCA / Federal Water Pollution Control Act
FY / Fiscal Year
FYI / For Your Information