Acronyms
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| A | ||
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| AA | Area Administrator | |
| ABAWD | Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents | |
| ABD | Aged, Blind, Disabled. | |
| ABE | Adult Basic Education | |
| ACES | Automated Client Eligibility System | |
| ACP | Address Confidentiality Program. | |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act. | |
| ADATSA | Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Treatment and Support Act | |
| ADSA | Aging & Disability Services Administration | |
| AFH | Adult Family Home | |
| AL | Alternative Living | |
| ALF | Assisted Living Facility | |
| APS | Adult Protective Services | |
| ARC | Adult Residential Care | |
| ARCF | Adult Residential Care Facility | |
| ARP | Alternative Residential Placement | |
| ARPP | Alternate Residential Placement Petition | |
| ARRC | Adult Residential Rehabilitation Center | |
| ARTF | Adult Residential Treatment Facility | |
| ARY | At-Risk-Youth | |
| B | ||
| BARS | Budgeting, Accounting, and Reporting System | |
| BHP | Basic Health Plan | |
| BIA | Bureau of Indian Affairs | |
| BL | Black Lung | |
| BLS | Basic Life Support | |
| BNHA | Bureau of Nursing Home Affair | |
| BPCH | Bureau of Parent-Child Health | |
| BTC | Basic Training Camp | |
| C | ||
| C/W | Complaining Witness | |
| CA | Children's Administration | |
| CA/N | Child Abuse and/or Neglect | |
| CAMIS | Case and Management Information System | |
| CAPTA | Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act | |
CapTel |
Captioned Telephone | |
| CARE | Comprehensive Assessment Reporting Evaluation | |
| CARES | Comprehensive Adult Resources Evaluation System | |
| CASSP | Child & Adolescent Services System Project | |
| CATS | Client Activity Tracking System | |
| CCSP | Child Care Subsidy Program | |
| CHINS | Child in Need of Services | |
| CHIP | Childrens Health Insurance Program | |
| CJS | Consolidated Juvenile Services | |
| CM | Case Manager | |
| CMHIS | Community Mental Health Information System | |
| CMIS | Case Management Information System | |
| CMSUP | Case Manager Supervisor | |
| CN | Categorically Needy | |
| CNIL | Categorically Needy Income Level | |
| COPES | Community Options Program Entry System | |
| CPA | Child Placement Agency | |
| CPG | Child Placement Guidelines | |
| CPS | Child Protective Services | |
| CPT | Child Protection Team | |
| CRA | Community Risk Assessment | |
| CRN | Certified Registered Nurse | |
| CRP | Community Residential Placement | |
| CRU | Community Relations Unit, Complaint Resolution Unit |
CSD | Community Services Division |
| CSE | Child Support Enforcement | |
| CSO | Community Services Office | |
| CSTC | Child Study and Treatment Center | |
| CW | Case Worker | |
| CWS | Child Welfare Services | |
| CWTAP | Child Welfare Training and Advancement Program | |
| CYFS | Children, Youth and Family Services | |
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| D | ||
| DACB | Disabled Adult Child Benefits | |
| DBHR | Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery | |
| DBSC | Deaf-Blind Service Center | |
| DCC | Day Care Center | |
| DCFS | Division of Children and Family Services | |
| DCP | Disabled Children's Program | |
| D&I | Diversity and Inclusion | |
| DCS | Division of Child Support | |
| DDD | Division of Developmental Disabilities | |
| DDDS | Division of Disability Determination Services | |
| DHH | Deaf and Hard of Hearing | |
| DV | Domestic Violence | |
| DVR | Division of Vocational Rehabilitation | |
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| E | ||
| EA-Z | Eligibility A-Z Manual | |
| EBT | Electronic Benefits Transfer | ECEAP | Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program |
| EFT | Electronic Funds Transfer | |
| EOMB | Explanation of Medical Benefits | |
| ESA | Economic Services Administration | |
| ESH | Eastern State Hospital | |
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| F | ||
| FAE | Fetal Alcohol Effect | |
| FAP | Food Assistance Program | |
| FAS | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | |
| FBR | Federal Benefit Rate | |
| FC | Foster Care | |
| FCRN | Foster Care Resource Network | |
| FDAA | Federal Disaster Assistance Administration | |
| FDP | Food Distribution Program | |
| FFH | Family Foster Homes | |
| FFK | Family for Kids | |
| FH | Foster Home | |
| FHSS | Family Homes Support Services | |
| FIT | Family Integrated Treatment | |
| FMLA | Family Medical Leave Act | |
| FORS | Felony Offender Reporting System | |
| FPAWS | Foster Parents Association of Washington State | |
| FPC | Family Policy Council | |
| FPL | Federal Poverty Level | |
| FR | First Responder | |
| FRC | Family Resources Coordination | |
| FRS | Family Reconciliation Services | |
| FSAS | Food Stamp Accounting System | |
| FSO | Field Services Office | |
| FUP | Family Unity Program | |
| G | ||
| GAL | Guardian Ad Litem | |
| GAN | General Assistance Non-continuing | |
| GA-H | General Assistance - Children with a Legal Guardian | |
| GA-P | General Assistance - Pregnancy | |
| GA-U | General Assistance - Unemployable | |
| GA-X | General Assistance - Expedited Medicaid | |
| GIA | Grant-in-aid | |
| H | ||
| HBS | Home Based Services | |
| HCDA | Housing and Community Development | |
| HCS | Home & Community Services | |
| HCSO | Home & Community Services Office | |
| HEN | Housing and Essential Needs | |
| HFW | Health Field Worker | |
| HH | Household | |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act | |
| HLA-WA | Hearing Loss Association of Washington | |
| I | ||
| ICF | Intermediate Care Facility | |
| ICF/IID | Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities | |
| ICM | Infant Case Management | |
| ICMS | Incapacity Case Management System | |
| ICS | Integrated Client System | |
| ICW | Indian Child Welfare | |
| ICWA | Indian Child Welfare Act | |
| ICWAC | Indian Child Welfare Advisory Committee | |
| IEVS | Income and Eligibility Verification System | |
| IFG | Individual and Family Grant | |
| IFSP | Individualized Family Service Plan | |
| IHHCR | Intensive Home Health Care Review | |
| IHP | Individual Habilitation Plan | |
| IL | Independent Living | |
| ILP | Independent Living Plan | |
| ILR | Independent Living Rehabilitation | |
| IP | Intensive Parole | |
| IPAC | Indian Policy Advisory Council | |
| IPSA | Intensive Parole Supervision Assessment | |
| IS | Initiating State | |
| IS | Institutionalized Spouse | |
| ISFP | Individual Family Service Plan | |
| ISP | Individual Service Plan | |
| ISSD | Information System Services Division | |
| ITA | Involuntary Treatment Act | |
| IVES | Income Verification Eligibility System | |
| IWW | Immediate Wage Withholding | |
| J | ||
| JC | Juvenile Court | |
| JCA | Juvenile Court Administrator | |
| JPC | Juvenile Parole Counselor | |
| JRA | Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration | |
| JSC | Job Service Center | |
| JTP | Job Training and Placement | |
| JTPA | Job Training Partnership Act | |
| L | ||
| LBW | Low Birth Weight | |
| LC | Learning Center | |
| LEAP | Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program | |
| LEP | Limited English Proficiency | |
| LES | Limited English Speaking | |
| LICWAC | Local Indian Child Welfare Act Committee | |
| LIHEAA | Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act | |
| LKA | Last Known Address | |
| LKE | Last Known Employer | |
| LOS | Length of Stay | |
| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse | |
| LSP | License Suspension Program | |
| LTAP | Lifeline Telephone Assistance Program | |
| LTC | Long-Term Care | |
| LUA | Limited Utility Allowance | |
| M | ||
| MACSC | Medical Assistance Customer Service Center | |
| MBO | Management by Objective | |
| MBR | Master Beneficiary Record | |
| MCH | Maternal Child Health | |
| MCO | Managed Care Organization | |
| MDA | Monthly Deduction Amount | |
| MDT | Multi-Disciplinary Team | |
| MEDS | Medical Eligibility Determination Services | |
| MER | Medicaid Eligibility Rate | |
| MERQ | Medicaid Extension Quarterly Report | |
| MFCU | Medicaid Fraud Control Unit | |
| MHCTS | Mental Health Client Tracking System | |
| MHD | Mental Health Division | |
| MHI | Mental Health Institution | |
| MHIIS | Mental Health Institutional Information System | |
| MHOC | Mental Health Oversight Committee | |
| MHP | Mental Health Professional | |
| MHSIP | Mental Health Statistical Improvement Project | |
| MIO | Mentally Ill Offender | |
| MLR | Minimum Licensing Requirements | |
| MMIS | Medicaid Management Information System | |
| MN | Medically Needy | |
| MOS | Month of Service | |
| MQT | Medicaid Qualifying Trust | |
| MSP | Medicare Savings Program | |
| MSR | Monthly Status Report | |
| MSS | Maternity Support Services | |
| MSW | Master of Social Work | |
| N | ||
| NAFS | Non-Assistance Food Stamps | |
| NAPS | Non-assistance Payment System | |
| NCP | Non-custodial Parent | |
| NCSA | National and Community Service Act | |
| NDVR | Non-Disabled Vocational Rehabilitation | |
| NF | Nursing Facility | |
| NIAAA | National Institute Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism | |
| NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | |
| NIDA | National Institute on Drug Abuse | |
| NSCA | National and Community Service Act | |
| O | ||
| ODHH | Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | |
| OFR | Office of Financial Recovery | |
| OI | Orthopedically Impaired | |
| ODI | Office of Diversity and Inclusion | |
| OJT | On-the-Job Training | |
| OJJ | Office of Juvenile Justice | |
| ORIA | Office of Refugee & Immigrant Assistance | |
| P | ||
| PALS | Program for Alternative Living Skills | |
| PIO | Public Information Officer | |
| PPFH | Permanency Planning Foster Home | |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization | |
| Q | ||
| QDRO | Qualified Domestic Relations Order | |
| QDWI | Qualified Disabled and Working Individual (S04) | |
| QI | Qualified Individual | |
| QMB | Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (S03) | |
| QMRP | Qualified Mental Retardation Professional | |
| QOC | Quarter of Coverage | |
| QP | Qualified Parent | |
| R | ||
| RA | Refugee Assistance, Regional Administrator |
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| RAC | Regional Advisory Committee | |
| RAP | Refugee Assistance Program | RCA | Refugee Cash Assistance |
| RCS | Residential Care Services | |
| RDA | Research and Data Analysis | |
| RHC | Residential Habilitation Center | |
| RIF | Reduction in Force | |
| RM | Regional Manager | |
| RMA | Refugee Medical Assistance | |
| RSA | Rehabilitative Services Administration | |
| RSN | Regional Support Network | |
| RSO | Registered Sex Offender | |
| RTW | Returned To Work | |
| S | SCAN | State Controlled Area Network |
| SCC | Special Commitment Center | |
| SCHIP | State Childrens Health Insurance Program | |
| SDR | Service Delivery Redesign | |
| SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | |
| SLIM | Sign Language Interpreter Management | |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility | |
| SNG | State Need Grant | |
| SOLA | State Operated Living Alternative | |
| SOP | Sex Offender on Parole | |
| SOP | Sex Offender Program | |
| SS | Suspended Sentence | |
| SSP | State Supplemental Income Payment | |
| SSPS | Social Services Payment System | |
| SW | Social Worker | |
| T | ||
| TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| TBJ | Traumatic Brain Injury | |
| TLA | Teen Living Assessment | |
| TLR | Temporary Lawful Resident Alien | |
| TPR | Termination of Parental Rights | |
| TV | Temporary Visiting Rights | |
| U | ||
| UC | Unemployment Compensation | UIFSA | Uniform Interstate Family Support Act |
| UM | Unmarried Mother | |
| UME | Unusual Medical Expenses | |
| UTL | Unable to Locate | |
| V | ||
| VAWA | Violence Against Women Act | |
| VDV | Victim of Domestic Violence | |
| VOCA | Victims of Crime Act | VR | Vocational Rehabilitation |
| VSA | Victim of Sexual Assault (or Abuse) | |
| VW | Victim/Witness | |
| VWPRIOR | Victim Witness Notification Prior to Release | |
| W | ||
| WAR | Warrant | |
| WH | Warrant Hold | |
| WIC | Women, Infants and Children program | |
| WSH | Western State Hospital | |
| WSP | Washington State Patrol | |
| WSPCJJ | Washington State Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice, formerly Governors Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee | |
| WTAP | Washington Telephone Assistance Program | |
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| Y | ||
| YCR | Youth Competency Report | |
| YSR | Youth Self Report (Kid screen) | |
