Resource Center Acronyms

 
ABCAutism Behavior Checklist
ADAutistic Disorder
ADAAmericans with Disabilities Act. This act prohibits discrimination against persons with a mental or physical disability.
ADHDAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADI-RAutism Diagnostic Interview – Revised
ADL Activities of Daily Living. Refers to the day-to-day activities with everyone performs to take care of themselves, e.g. showering, dressing.
ADOS  Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
AITAuditory Integration Training
AMAPApproved Medication Administration Personnel. Direct Support Staff who are certified to administer medications in OMRDD certified settings.
AOTAssisted Outpatient Treatment. Court mandated treatment of a person with mental illness.
APSAdult Protective Service. Agency that provides emergency assistance to adults who are at risk as a result of a mental or physical impairment that prevents them from caring for themselves or protecting themselves from harm and who have no one in their lives to assist them. The agency helps with legal and social protective services.
ASDAutism Spectrum Disorder
BOCESBoard of Cooperative Educational Services
CAChronological Age
CARSChildhood Autism Rating Scale
CCR&RChild Care Resources and Referral
CDTContinuing Day Treatment
CHATChecklist for Autism in Toddlers
CMCase Manager/Management
CMSCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for Medicare and Medicaid.

 

CPEPComprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program. A specialized emergency room.
CPSChild Protective Services
CPSECommittee on Preschool Special Education
CTPComprehensive Treatment Plan. Document describing a person’s strengths and weaknesses and plans for clinical service provision in behavioral health.
DDDevelopmental Disability. A disability attributed to mental retardation (MR), cerebral palsy, epilepsy, neurological impairment, autism or other condition closely related to MR, originating before age 22, has continued or can be expected to continue indefinitely and constitutes a substantial handicap to a person’s ability to function in daily life.
DPDevelopmental Disabilities Profile. An OMRDD instrument used to document the characteristics of a person with developmental disabilities that are related to their services needs. It is used to describe, plan, and manage the system of developmental services.
DDSODevelopmental Disabilities Services Office. The local office of OMRDD responsible for coordinating services within a particular region.
DDTDevelopmental Day Treatment. A combination of diagnostic, treatment, and habilitative services provided to persons with developmental disabilities who need a range of clinically supported and structured services.
DMHDepartment of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
DOHDepartment of Health
DOHMHNYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
DQDevelopmental quotient
DSM IIIDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, Third Edition (American Psychiatric Association)
DSM III-RDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder - Revised, Third Edition (American Psychiatric Association)
DSM IVDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, Fourth Edition (American Psychiatric Association)
DSSDepartment of Social Services
ECDCEarly Childhood Direction Center
EEGElectroencephalograph
EEOCEqual Employment Opportunity Commission
EIEarly Intervention Program
EIOPEarly Intervention Office Designee
FAPEFree Appropriate Public Education
GMGaze monitoring
GPGeneral Practitioner
GpGroup
HCBSHome and Community Based Services. Also known as “waiver” services. Medicaid long-term dollars are used to support people in the community. Waiver services include residential habilitation, day habilitation, supported employment (SEMP), pre-vocational services, respite, adaptive equipment, environmental modifications, plan of care support services, family education and training and consolidated support and services.
HCFAHealth Care Financing Administration. Federal agency that oversees administration of Medicaid and Medicare. See also “CMS”.
HIPAAHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. A comprehensive federal law for the protection of individually identifiable health care information.
ICD-10 International Classification of Disease, Tenth Edition
ICFIntermediate Care Facility. A residential facility for persons with mental retardation or related disabilities that provides 24-hour supervision and assistance, and intensive clinical and direct care services with the primary purpose of providing health or rehabilitation services.
ICMIntensive Case Management or Intensive Care Manager
IDEAIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act. A federal law that creates a right of all disabled individuals aged 3-21 to receive a free and appropriate public education.
IEPIndividual Education Plan
IFSPIndividual Family Service Plan
IPRTIntensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Treatment
IQIntelligence quotient
IRAIndividualized Residential Alternative. IRAs provide room and board and staff supervision appropriate to a person’s need. The Supervised IRA provides 24-hour/7 days a week staff supervision and the Supported IRA provides less than 24-hour staff supervision.
ISFPIndividualized Family Service Plan
ISPIndividualized Service Plan. A plan written by the Medicaid Service Coordinator, which identifies all supports and services the consumer, receives.
JCAHOJoint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
LEALocal Education Agency
LEAPLearning Experiences…An Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Parents
LI SAFELong Island – Schools are for Everyone
LRELeast Restrictive Environment
MAMental age
MDIMental development index
MoMonth
MRMental retardation
MRIMagnetic resonance imaging
NNumber
NAMINational Association for the Mentally Ill. A non-profit advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illness.
NIMHNational Institute of Mental Health. The primary Federal research and funding agency for mental health.
NODNotice of Decision. When a person with a developmental disability applies to participate in HCB Waiver Services, the DDSO reviews the application packet, makes a decision regarding the person’s eligibility and issues a Notice of Decision.
NYS DDPCDevelopmental Disabilities Planning Council. A federally funded state agency responsible for developing new ways to improve the delivery of services and supports to New Yorkers with developmental disabilities and their families.
OMHOffice of Mental Health. NYS agency, also abbreviated “SOMH”. Responsible for planning, administering, and providing mental health services.
OMRDDOffice of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. New York State’s lead agency responsible for planning, administering, and providing services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
OPTSOptions for People Through Services. A consumer driven organized health care delivery approach to providing supports and services to individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
OSCOn-Going Service Coordinator
OTOccupational Therapy
PDDPervasive Developmental Disorder
PDD-NOSPervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified
PTPhysical Therapy
RTFResidential Treatment Facility
SCIP-R Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (Revised). An OMRDD approved curriculum to train staff in techniques to assist and teach individuals with developmental disabilities to maintain self-control. SCIP-R training also teaches staff to utilize proactive methods of behavioral support.
SCMSupportive Case Manager or Management
SCORService Coordination Observation Report. The SCOR is a tool for the MSC (Medicaid Service Coordination) to document observation of health, safety, and environmental issues in a certified residential setting.
SDStandard deviation
SEDState of Education Department
SEITSpecial Education Itinerant Teacher
SEPTASpecial Education Parent Teacher Association
SPOASingle Point of Access
SSASocial Security Administration
SSDISocial Security Disability Insurance
SSISupplemental Security Income
STSpeech Therapy
STACSystem to Track and Account for Children
TEACCH Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication-Handicapped Children
VABSVineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
VESIDVocational Education Services for Individuals with Disabilities. A NYS agency that funds employment and vocational preparation programs.
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