Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 32 - Rehabilitation And Disabilities › Part 1 - Office of Special Disability Programs Policy Manual › PROCEDURE MANUAL › Section 32-1-23.0 - ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, & DEFINITIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
AACE
Accessible Automated Case Environment
ACB
American Council of the Blind
ACT
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADL
Activities of Daily Living
AW
Ability Works
AFDC
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AGI
Adjusted Gross Income
ALF
Assisted Living Facility
AMRC
Addie McBryde Rehabilitation Center for the Blind
ARC
Association for the Rights of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
AT
Assistive Technology
AL
Assisted Living
BEP
Business Enterprise Program
BIA
Brain Injury Association
BSC
Basic Service Grant
CAP
Client Assistance Program
C/E
Certificate of Eligibility
CEC
Comprehensive Evaluation Center
CEU
Continuing Education Unit
CIL
Center for Independent Living
CF
Count Fingers
Core Services IL services defined in Section 7 (17) of the Act means: information and referral services; IL Skills Training; peer counseling (including cross-disability peer counseling); and, individual and systems advocacy.
CSR Consumer Service Record maintained for an eligible consumer receiving IL services and meeting the requirements of 34 CRF 364.53
CMI
Chronic Mental Illness
CPM
Certified Public Manager
CRP
Community Rehabilitation Program
CRC
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
CRS
Case Review Schedule
CSAVR
Council of State Administrators for Vocational Rehabilitation
CSLR
Counselor
CCWAVES
Commission of Certification of Work Adjustment and Vocational Evaluation Specialists
CD
Consumer Directed
COLA
Cost of Living Adjustment
CVE
Certified Vocational Evaluator
DB
Decibel
D/B
Deaf-Blind
DD
Developmental Disability
DDS
Disability Determination Services
DFA
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration
DHS
Mississippi Department of Human Services
DM
District Manager
DMH
Mississippi Department of Mental Health
DOM
Division of Medicaid
DSU
Designated State Unit
E & D
Elderly & Disabled
EPSDT
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
FFP
Federal Financial Participation
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
FTE
The equivalent of one person working full-time for one year
FFY
Federal Fiscal Year
HCBS
Home and Community-Based Services
HCBS 105
Admit and Discharge Form
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
HIPPA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development
IADL
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
ICF
Intermediate Care Facility
ICF/MR
Intermediate Care Facility for persons with Mental Retardation
ID/DD
Intellectually Delayed/Developmentally Disabled
IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IPE
Individualized Plan for Employment
IL
Independent Living
ILP
Individualized Independent Living Plan
ILRC
Independent Living Rehabilitation Counselor
LIFE
Living Independence for Everyone
LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
LOC
Level of Care
LSW
Licensed Social Worker
LTC
Long Term Care
MDRS
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
MRC
Methodist Rehabilitation Center
Minority Alaskan Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black (African Groups) Americans, Hispanic or Latino Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
MP&A
Mississippi Protection & Advocacy Systems
MPA
Mississippi Paralysis Association
NF
Nursing Facility
NOA
Notice of Action
NOD
Notice of Determination
NFB
National Federation of the Blind
NLP
No Light Perception
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
OSDP
Office of Special Disability Programs
OVR
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
OVRB
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind
OS
Left Eye
OD
Right Eye
OU
Both Eyes
PA
Prior Authorization
PAS
Pre Admission Screening
PAS Summary
Physician Certification (Section X)
PERS
Personal Emergency Response System
PERS
Public Employees' Retirement System
PCA
Personal Care Attendant
POC
Plan of Care
PRTF
Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
RAM
Rehabilitation Association of Mississippi
RAMP
Rehabilitation Administration & Management Programs
RCD
Rehabilitation Counselor for the Deaf
RCF
Residential Care Facility
RID
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
REACH
Realizing that Empowerment through Accomplishment and Confidence building, it is Honorable to be Blind.
Reporting Year The most recently completed Federal fiscal project year staring October 1 and ending September 30.
RM
Regional Manager
RN
Registered Nurse
RSA
Rehabilitation Services Administration
OSERS
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
SGA
Substantial Gainful Activity
SCI
Spinal Cord Injury
SE
Supported Employment
SFY
State Fiscal Year
SILC
Statewide Independent Living Council established in each State as required by Section 704 and 705 of the Act.
SILS
A State Independent Living services program funded under Part B, Chapter 1 of the Title VII of the ACT
SLD
Specific Learning Disability
SMI
Serious Mental Illness
SNF
Skilled Nursing Facility
SOICC
State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee
SPB
State Personnel Board
SPIL
State Plan for Independent Living
SRC
State Rehabilitation Council
SRT
Speech Reception Threshold
SSA
Social Security Administration
SSDI
Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI
Supplemental Security Income
START
Success through Assistive Rehabilitation Technology
SWIB
State Workforce Investment Board
TANF
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TBI
Traumatic Brain Injury
TCM
Targeted Case Management
TDD
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf
TTY
Teletypewriter for the Deaf
TWE
Trail Work Experience
UCL
Uncomfortable listening level
VA
U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs
VE
Vocational Evaluation
VEWAA
Vocational Evaluation & Work Adjustment Association
VR
Vocational Rehabilitation
VSMS
Vineland Social Maturity Scale
VTI
Vocational Training Instructor
WAIS
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
WC
Workers' Compensation
WEP
Work Experience Program
WIA
Workforce Investment Act
WIIA
Work Incentives Improvement Act
WISC
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
WMS
Wechsler Memory Scale
WRAT
Wide Range Achievement Test