Common Behavioral Health Acronyms
Have you ever been in a meeting where people are talking and you have no idea what they are saying? Could be they are talking in “Acronyms.” According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word Acronym is “an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word.”
When you are trying to get mental health help it is confusing enough without trying to also figure out the acronyms too! So here is a handy tool with common behavioral health acronyms.
The original version of this list was created by the Arizona Peer and Family Coalition for their Leadership Development Course. Will will update this as we discover new acronyms. If you know of one we do not have please let us know!
| ACRONYMS | MEANING |
|---|---|
| A&AA | Aging and Adult Administration |
| A/R | Applicant/Recipient |
| AA | Alcoholics Anonymous |
| AAA | Area Agency on Aging / Arizona Agency on Aging |
| AAC | Arizona Administrative Code |
| AAR | Arizona Administrative Register |
| ABD | Aged, Blind or Disabled |
| ABI | Acquired Brain Injury |
| ABIL | Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (Now called Ability360) |
| ACA | Affordable Care Act (Also known as "Obamacare") |
| ACE | AHCCCS Customer Eligibility: A computer system that determines eligibility for ALTCS, SSI MAO, KidsCare and other AHCCCS programs. |
| ACH | Automated Clearing House |
| ACIA | Arizona Commission on Indian Affairs |
| ACN | Application Control Number |
| ACO | Accountable Care Organization |
| ACOIHC | Advisory Council on Indian Health Care |
| ACOM | AHCCCS Contractors Operation Manual |
| ACT | Assertive Community Treatment |
| ACTS | Automated Change Tracking System |
| ACW | Attendant Care Worker |
| ACYF | Administration for Children, Youth, and Families |
| AD | Advanced Directives |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADAD | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (DHS) |
| ADC | Adult Day Care |
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADES | Arizona Department of Economic Security |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADHS | Arizona Department of Health Services |
| ADHS/DBHS | Arizona Department of Health Services, Division of Behavioral Health Services (See also: DBHS) |
| ADJC | Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections |
| ADL | Activities of Daily Living |
| ADOC | Arizona Department of Corrections |
| ADOE | Arizona Department of Education |
| ADT | Adult Day Treatment |
| AEC | Annual Enrollment Choice |
| AEIC | Advance Earned Income Credit |
| AF | Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) related Medical Assistance |
| AFC | Adult Foster Care |
| AFDC | Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| AG | Attorney General |
| AGO | Arizona Governor’s Office |
| AGSI | Advisory Group on Senior Issues |
| AHCCCS | Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System |
| AHCCCSA | Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Administration |
| AHI | AHCCCS Health Insurance |
| AI | American Indian |
| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| AI/AN or AIAN | American Indian/Alaskan Native |
| AIHP | American Indian Health Program |
| AIR | All-Inclusive Rate (also called OMB Rate) |
| AKA | Also Known As |
| AL | Assisted Living |
| ALD | Assisted Listening Device |
| ALOS | Average Length of Stay |
| ALTCS | Arizona Long Term Care System |
| AMADC | Automated Medical Assessment Date Capture |
| AMB | AHCCCS Medical Benefits |
| AMHD | Adult Mental Health Division (DHS) |
| AMHI | Adult Mental Health Initiative |
| AMPM | AHCCCS Medical Policy Manual |
| AN | Alaska Native |
| AOC | Administrative Office of the Courts of the Arizona Supreme Court |
| AOD | Alcohol and Other Drugs |
| AP | Assistance Payments |
| APA | American Psychiatric Association |
| APD | Advanced Psychiatric Directive |
| APIS | Assistance Payment Information System |
| APO | Adult Probation Officer |
| APRC | Arizona Prevention Resource Center |
| APS | Adult Protection Services |
| APTC | Advanced Premium Tax Credit |
| ARHQ | Agency for Research and Healthcare Quality |
| ARMHS | Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services |
| ARMS | Arizona Random Moment Sampling |
| ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
| ARS | Arizona Revised Statutes |
| ART | Adult Recovery Team |
| ASFA | Adoption and Safe Family Act |
| ASH (or AzSH) | Arizona State Hospital |
| ASR | Appropriations Status Report |
| ATOD | Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs |
| AZCA | Arizona’s Children Association |
| AzEIP | Arizona Early Intervention Program |
| AZTECS | Arizona Technical Eligibility Computer System |
| B&L | Board and Lodging |
| BAA | Business Associates Addendum, OR Business Associates Agreement |
| BBA | Balanced Budget Act of 1997 |
| BCCTP | Breast and Cervical Canter Treatment Program |
| BD | Behavioral Disorder |
| BEER | Beneficiary Earning Exchange Record |
| BENDEX | Beneficiary and Earnings Data Exchange |
| BH | Behavioral Health |
| BHC | Behavioral Health Coalition |
| BHH | Behavioral Health Home |
| BHIS | Behavioral Health Information System |
| BHMP | Behavioral Health Medical Professional |
| BHP | Behavioral Health Professional |
| BHPP | Behavioral Health Paraprofessional |
| BHS | Behavioral Health Services |
| BHT | Behavioral Health Technician |
| BI | Brain Injury |
| BIA | (U.S.) Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| BIA/GA | (U.S.) Bureau of Indian Affairs, General Assistance |
| BIC | Beneficiary Identification Code |
| BIP | Behavioral Intervention Plan |
| BLSS | Basic Living and Social Skills |
| BMS | (AHCCCS) Bureau of Member Services |
| BOE | (AHCCCS) Bureau of Eligibility |
| BPD | Borderline Personality Disorder |
| BR | By Report |
| BW | Base Wage |
| CA | (TANF) Cash Assistance |
| CA | Cocaine Anonymous |
| CAB | Consumer Advisory Board |
| CAC | Certified Alcohol Counselor |
| CAC | Community Alternative Care |
| CADI | Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals |
| CAFAS | Child and Adolescent Functioning Assessment Score |
| CAH | Critical Access Hospital |
| CAMHA | Comprehensive Adult Mental Health Act |
| CAN | Claim Account Number |
| CARF | Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities |
| CASA | Court Appointed Special Advocate |
| CASII | Child and Adolescent Service Intensity Instrument |
| CASSP | Child and Adolescent Services System Program |
| CB | C.O.B.R.A. Medical Assistance / Benefits |
| CBP | County-based purchasing |
| CBS | Community Based Services |
| CBT | Cognitive Behavior Therapy |
| CC | Continuing Care or Communications Center |
| CCDO | Coordinated Care Delivery Organization |
| CCDS | Coordinated Care Delivery System |
| CCM | Community-based Care Manager or County to County Move |
| CCMHA | Comprehensive Children's Mental Health Act |
| CCO | Coordinated Care Organization |
| CCSA | Children and Community Services Act |
| CCTS | Client Contact Tracking System |
| CD | Chemical Dependency |
| CD/MH | Chemical Dependency/Mental Health |
| CDA | Community Development Agency |
| CDC | (U.S.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDR | Continuing Disability Review |
| CE | Continuing Education |
| CEND | Community Education Network on Disabilities |
| CEU | Continuing Education Units |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CFT | Child & Family Team |
| CH | Chemical Health |
| CHADD | Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder |
| CHEP | Cuban Haitian Entrant Program |
| CHILDS | Children's Information Library Data Source |
| CHIP | Children's Health Insurance Program (See also: SCHIP) |
| CHIPRA | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act |
| CHIPS | Child in Need of Protection or Services |
| CHR | Community Health Representative (See also: Community Health Worker) |
| CHS | Contract Health Services |
| CHW | Community Health Worker |
| CIB / CDIB | Certificate of (Degree of) Indian Blood |
| CIO | Clinically Integrated Organization |
| CIS | Client Information System |
| CISN | Community Integrated Service Network |
| CLAS | Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services |
| CM | Case Manager |
| CMA | Case Management Associate |
| CMDP | (AHCCCS) Comprehensive Medical and Dental Program |
| CMHA | Comprehensive Mental Health Act |
| CMHC | Community Mental Health Center |
| CMHS | Community Mental Health Services or Center for Mental Health Services (federal - SAMHSA) |
| CMRRT | Comprehensive Medical Record Review Tool |
| CMS | (U.S.) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CMV | Current Market Value |
| CNS-MH | Certified Nurse Specialist-Mental Health |
| CO | Central Office |
| COBA | Coordination of Benefits Agreement |
| COBRA | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 [Federal Public Law 99-272.] |
| COC | Certificate of Coverage |
| COE | Court Ordered Evaluation |
| COFR | County of Financial Responsibility |
| COLA | Cost of Living Adjustment |
| COMCARE | Community Partnership for Behavioral Health Care |
| COT | Court Ordered Treatment |
| CPCA | Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse |
| CPS | Child Protective Services (Now called the Department of Child Safety. See also: DCS) |
| CPSA | Community Partnership of Southern Arizona |
| CRC | Crisis Response Center |
| CRIT | Colorado River Indian Tribes |
| CRS | Children's Rehabilitative Services |
| CRS | Crisis Response Services |
| CRSA | Children's Rehabilitative Services Administration |
| CS | Clinical Supervision |
| CSAC | Certified Substance Abuse Center |
| CSAP | Center for Substance Abuse Prevention |
| CSAP | Center for Substance Abuse Prevention |
| CSAT | Center for Substance Abuse Treatment |
| CSHCN | Children with special health care needs |
| CSIS | Community Services Information System |
| CSMIA | Community Spouse Monthly Income Allowance |
| CSN | Client States None |
| CSP | Mental Health Community Support Program services |
| CSPMP | Controlled Substance Prescription Monitoring Program |
| CSRA | Community Spouse Resource Assessment |
| CSRD | Community Spouse Resource Deduction |
| CSSA | Community Social Services Act |
| CSV | Cash Surrender Value |
| CTSS | Children’s Therapeutic Services and Supports |
| CW-TCM | Child Welfare -Targeted Case Management |
| CY | Calendar Year |
| DA | Diagnostic Assessment |
| DAANES | Drug and Alcohol Abuse Normative Evaluation System |
| DAC | Disabled Adult/Children |
| DBF | AHCCCS Division of Business and Finance |
| DBHS | (AHDS) Division of Behavioral Health Services (See also: ADHS/DBHS) |
| DBME | (DES) Division of Benefits and Medical Eligibility |
| DBT | Dialectic Behavioral Therapy |
| DCS | (AZ) Department of Child Safety |
| DCSE | (DES) Division of Child Support Enforcement |
| DCW | Direct Care Worker |
| DD | Developmentally Disabled, or Developmental Disabilities, or Developmental Disability |
| DD/RC | Developmental Disability or a Related Condition |
| DDD | (DES) Division of Developmental Disabilities |
| DDS | Disability Determination Services |
| DDSA | (DES) Disability Determination Services Administration |
| DEA | (U.S) Drug Enforcement Administration |
| DES | (AZ) Department of Economic Security |
| DES | Department of Economic Security |
| DFSM | (AHCCCS) Division of Fee-for-Service Management |
| DHCM | (AHCCCS) Division of Health Care Management |
| DHHS | (U.S.) Department of Health and Human Services |
| DHHS | United States Department of Health and Human Services |
| DHHSD | Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division |
| DHS | (AZ) Department of Health Services (See also: ADHS) |
| DIB | Disability Insurance Benefits |
| DID | Dissociative Identity Disorder |
| DJT | Department of Jobs and Training |
| DLC | Disability Law Center |
| DME | Durable Medical Equipment |
| DMS | (AHCCCS) Division of Member Services |
| DNB | Deemed Newborn |
| DO | Physician Osteopath |
| DOA | (AZ) Department of Administration |
| DOB | Date of Birth |
| DOC | Department of Corrections, also Difficulty of Care |
| DOE | (AZ) Department of Education |
| DOS | Date of Service - The date on which health care services were provided to the covered person. |
| DPA | Data Practices Act |
| DPS | (AZ) Department of Public Safety |
| DRA | Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 |
| DRG | Diagnostic Related Group |
| DSD | Disability Services Division |
| DSM-IV | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition-Revised |
| DSM-IV TR | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
| DSRIP | Delivery System Reform Incentive Payments |
| DT | Day Treatment |
| DTO | Danger to Others |
| DTS | Danger to Self |
| DVR | Division of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| DWW | Disabled Widow/Widower |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| EA | Emergency Assistance |
| EAP | Energy Assistance Programs |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Program |
| EBD | Emotional and Behavioral Disorders |
| EBP | Evidence-Based Practices |
| EBT | Electronic Benefit Transfer |
| ECAP | Energy Crisis Assistance Program |
| ECFE | Early Childhood Family Education |
| ECT | Electroconvulsive therapy |
| ECT | Electric Convulsive Treatment (Electric Shock Treatment) |
| ED | Emotional Disorder, or Emergency Department, or Elderly/Disabled, or Emotional Disturbance |
| EDD | Expected Date of Delivery |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| EEI | Expenses Exceed Income |
| EFT | Electronic File Transfer, OR Electronic Funds Transfer |
| EGA | Emergency General Assistance (also known as GA-EA) |
| E-GAMC | Emergency General Assistance Medical Care |
| EHNAC | Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission |
| EHR | Electronic Health Record |
| EIS | Eligibility Information System |
| EITC | Earned Income Tax Credit |
| E-MA | Emergency Medical Assistance |
| EMPOWER | Employing and Moving People Off Welfare and Encouraging Responsibility |
| EMR | Electronic Medical Record |
| EO | Executive Order |
| EOB | Explanation of Benefits |
| EOM | End of Month |
| EOMB | Executive Office of Management and Budget |
| EPE | Extended Period of Eligibility |
| EPHI | Electronic Protected Health Information |
| ePIP | Electronic Provider Incentive Payment Application |
| EPSDT | Early Periodic Screening and Diagnostic Testing |
| EQRO | External Quality Review Organizations |
| ER | Emergency Room |
| ERA | Electronic Remittance Advice |
| ERIR | Eligibility Review, Investigation & Recovery |
| ES | Employment Services |
| ESI | Employer Sponsored Insurance |
| ESL | English as a Second Language |
| ESRD | End Stage Renal Disease |
| EUD | Eligibility/Enrollment Update Document |
| EW | Eligibility Worker |
| EYO | End of Year |
| FAA | (DES) Family Assistance Administration |
| FAS | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
| FBR | Federal Benefit Rate |
| FC | Foster Care |
| FDA | (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration |
| FDIH | Fort Defiance Indian Hospital |
| FEHBA | Federal Employees Health Benefit Act of 1959 |
| FESP | Federal Emergency Services Program |
| FFCMH | Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health |
| FFS | Fee-For-Service |
| FH | Fair Hearing |
| FIC | Family Involvement Center |
| FMV | Fair Market Value |
| FNS | Food and Nutrition Service |
| FOLD | FAA On-Line Documents |
| FPG | Federal Poverty Guidelines |
| FPL | Federal Poverty Limit |
| FPS | Family Planning Services |
| FQHC | Federally Qualified Health Center |
| FS | Food Stamps (Now called the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program or SNAP) |
| FSC | Family Services Collaborative |
| FTE | Full Time Equivalent |
| FTP | File Transport Protocol |
| FTW | Freedom to Work |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| GA | Gamblers Anonymous, OR General Assistance |
| GAF | Global Assessment of Functioning |
| GAO | General Accounting Office |
| GD | Gravely disabled |
| GDDP | (AZ) Governor’s Division of Drug Policy |
| GED | General Equivalency Diploma |
| GEP | General Enrollment Period |
| GIMC | Gallup Indian Medical Center |
| GIRPS | Goal and objective, Intervention, Response, Plan, and Significant observations |
| GMH | General Mental Health |
| GMH/SA | General Mental Health and Substance Abuse |
| GRH | Group Residential Housing |
| GRHCC | Gila River Health Care Corporation (doing business as Hu Hu Kam Hospital) |
| GSA | Geographic Service Area |
| GSL | Guaranteed Student Loan |
| GUIDE | General Unemployment Insurance Development Effort |
| HC | Health Coach |
| HCBS | Home and Community Based Services |
| HCBW | Home and Community Based Medicaid Waivers |
| HCE | Health Care Excel Quality Quest, Inc. |
| HCFA | Health Care Financing Administration |
| HCIC | Health Choice Integrated Care |
| HEAplus | Health-e-Arizona Plus |
| HER | Electronic Health Record / Electronic Medical Record |
| HHA | Home Health Aide |
| HHCC | Hopi Health Care Center |
| HHS | (U.S.) Department of Health and Human Services |
| HI | Hospital Insurance |
| HIC | Health Insurance Claim Number |
| HIE | Health Information Exchange |
| HIFA | Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability Act |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HIT | Health Information Technology |
| HIV/AIDS | Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| HMIS | Homeless Management Information System |
| HMO | Health Maintenance Organization |
| HMS | Health Management Systems |
| HOH/HH | Hard of Hearing |
| HP | Health Plan |
| HPE | Hospital Presumptive Eligibility |
| HQS | Housing Quality Standards |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HRA | Housing Redevelopment Authority |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| HS | Human Services |
| HSAG | Health Services Advisory Group, Inc. |
| HSS | Housing Support Specialists |
| HUD | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| HUD | Housing and Urban Development |
| I&R | Information and Referral |
| IAPRS | International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services |
| IC | Industrial Commission |
| ICD | International Classification of Diseases |
| ICM | Intensive Case Management |
| ICPC | Interstate Compact on Placement of Children |
| ICRS | Intensive Community Rehabilitation Service |
| ICSP | Individual Community Support Plan |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| IDDT | Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1990) |
| IDT | Interdisciplinary Team |
| IEIC | Interagency Early Intervention Committee |
| IEP | Individual Educational Plan, OR Initial Enrollment Period |
| IEP | Individual Education Plan |
| IFB | Invitation for Bid |
| IGA | Intergovernmental Agreement |
| IHCIA | Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976 |
| IHS | (U.S.) Indian Health Service |
| ILS | Independent Living Service |
| IMD | Institution for Mental Disease |
| IMR | Illness Management and Recovery – an evidence-based mental health practice |
| IMU | Income Maintenance Unit workers |
| INS | Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| IOP | Intensive Outpatient Program |
| IP | Inpatient |
| IPS | Individual Placement and Supports |
| IPV | Intentional Program Violation |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| IRSDI | Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance |
| IRTS | Intensive Residential Treatment Services |
| IRWE | Impairment Related Work Expense |
| IS | Information System |
| ISA | Interagency Service Agreement |
| ISA | Interstate Agreement |
| ISD | Information Services Division |
| ISM | In-kind Support and Maintenance |
| ISP | Individual Service Plan |
| ISP | Individual Service Plan |
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITCA | Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. |
| ITDP | Inpatient Treatment & Discharge Plan |
| ITP | Individual Treatment Plan |
| ITU or I/T/U | IHS / Tribal / Urban health facilities |
| IV-A | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Title of the Social Security Act |
| IV-D | Refers to programs under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (example: Child/medical Support and Establishment of Paternity) |
| IV-E | Refers to programs under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act (example: Foster Care and Adoption Subsidy) |
| IVR | Interactive Voice Response |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| JOBS | Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program |
| JPB | Joint Powers Board |
| JPO | Juvenile Probation Offices / Officer |
| JTPA | Job Training Partnership Act |
| KC | KidsCare |
| KCN | KidsCare Case Number |
| KID | KidsCare Individual Number |
| LAC | Local Advisory Council – county mental health advisory council |
| LCC | Local Coordinating Council |
| LCP | Licensed Clinical Psychologist |
| LCTS | Local collaborative time study |
| LD | Learning Disorder |
| LEP | Limited English Proficiency |
| LFC | La Frontera Center |
| LGBTQ | Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Questioning (or Queer) |
| LIC-FAC | Licensed Facility |
| LICSW | Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker |
| LIEAP | Low Income Energy Assistance Program |
| LMFT | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist |
| LMHA | Local Mental Health Authority |
| LOC | Level of Care |
| LOCUS | Level of Care Utilization System |
| LOS | Length of Stay |
| LP | Licensed Psychologist |
| LPG | Legal Permanent Guardian |
| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| LPR | Lawful Permanent Resident |
| LSW | Licensed Social Worker |
| LTC | Long Term Care |
| LTCC | Long Term Care Consultation |
| M/C | Medicare Claim Number |
| MA | Medical Assistance - also known as Medicaid, AHCCCS, or Title XIX of the Social Security Act |
| MAC Team | Mobile Acute Crisis Team |
| MA-ED | Medical Assistance - Elderly Disabled |
| MA-EPD | Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities |
| MA-FC | Medical Assistance for Families and Children. |
| MAGI | Modified Adjusted Gross Income |
| MAO | Medical Assistance Only |
| MA-SP | Medical Assistance Specialty Programs |
| MC | Managed Care |
| MCO | Managed Care Organization / Operation |
| MCR | Member Change Report |
| MCR Application | Member Change Request Application |
| MCT | Mobile Crisis Team |
| MD | Medical Doctor/Physician |
| MD | Medical Doctor |
| MDMA | Member Database Management Administration |
| MEDICS | Medical Eligibility Determination and Information Control System |
| MH | Mental Health |
| MHA | Mental Health America |
| MHBA | Mental Health Behavioral Aide |
| MHCP | Mental Health Program Consultant |
| MHI | Mental Health Initiatives |
| MHLP | Mental Health Law Project |
| MHP | Mental Health Professional |
| MI | Mental Illness |
| MI/CD | Mental Illness/Chemical Dependency |
| MI/MN | Medically Indigent/Medically Needy |
| MIHS | Maricopa Integrated Health Services |
| MIKID | Mentally Ill Kids In Distress |
| MLR | Medical Loss Ratio |
| MMA | Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 |
| MMIC | Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care |
| MMIS | Medicaid Management Information System |
| MMMNA | Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOE | Maintenance of Effort |
| MOMA | Maltreatment of Minors Act |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MRO | Medicaid Rehabilitation Option |
| MSP | Medicare Savings Program |
| MSR | Member Services Representative |
| MSU | Member Services Unit |
| MUA | Medically Underserved Areas |
| MUP | Medically Underserved Populations |
| N/A | Not Applicable |
| NA | Native American, OR Nutrition Assistance, OR Narcotics Anonymous |
| NAC | Native American Connections |
| NACA | Native Americans for Community Action, Inc. |
| NACBHD | National Association of County Behavioral Health Directors |
| NACHCI | Native American Community Health Center, Inc. (Doing business as Native Health) |
| NAIHS | Navajo Area Indian Health Service |
| NAMHPAC | National Association of Mental Health Planning and Advisory Councils |
| NAMI | National Alliance on Mental Illness |
| NAMISA | National Alliance on Mental Illness Southern Arizona |
| NAO | Navajo Area IHS Office |
| NARBHA | Northern Arizona Regional Behavior Health Authority |
| NARPA | National Association for Rights and Advocacy |
| NASMHPD | National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors |
| NASUA | National Association for State Units on Aging |
| NB | Newborn |
| NCADI | National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information |
| NCCI | National Correct Coding Initiative |
| NCHICA | North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance |
| NCMHC | National Community Mental Healthcare Council |
| NCPDP | National Council for Prescription Drugs Programs |
| NCQA | National Committee for Quality Assurance |
| NCR | No Carbon Required |
| NCUIH | National Council of Urban Indian Health |
| NCVHS | National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics |
| NEMT | Non-Emergency Medical Transportation |
| NEW | Native Employment Works |
| NF | Nursing Facility |
| NHIN | National Health Information Network |
| NIAAA | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| NICOA | National Indian Council on Aging |
| NIDA | National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIHB | National Indian Health Board |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
| NOA | Notice of Action |
| NOAA | Notice of Adverse Action |
| NOH | Notice of Hearing |
| NOM | National Outcome Measure – national mental health goals |
| Non-Title XIX / NTXIX / NT19 | Not eligible for benefits as described in Title XIX of the SSA |
| NP | Nurse Practitioner |
| NPF | Non Profit |
| NPI | National Provider Identification |
| NPPES | National Plan and Provider Enumeration System |
| NUBC | National Uniform Billing Committee |
| OA | Overeaters Anonymous |
| OAH | (DHS) Office of Administrative Hearings |
| OALS | (DHS) Office of Administrative Legal Services |
| OASDI | Old Age Survivor Disability Income |
| OBHL | (DHS) Office of Behavioral Health Licensure |
| OCD | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| OCE | Outpatient Claim Editor |
| OCR | Optical Character Recognition |
| OEP | Open Enrollment Period |
| OGA | (DHS) Office of Grievance and Appeals |
| OIG | (DHS) Office of Inspector General |
| OJT | On the Job Training |
| OLS | (DHS) Office of Legal Support |
| OMB | (U.S.) Office of Management and Budget |
| OMH | (U.S.) Office of Minority Health |
| OOD | Office of the Director |
| OP | Outpatient |
| OPE | (DHS) Office of Program Evaluation |
| OPFS | Outpatient Hospital Fee Schedule |
| OPPS | Outpatient Prospective Payment System |
| OSA | Office of State Auditor |
| OSI | (DHS) Office of Special Investigations |
| OT | Occupational Therapy |
| OTC | Over The Counter |
| P&A | Protection and Advocacy |
| P4P | Pay for Performance |
| PA | Prior Authorization, OR Physician's Assistant |
| PACE | Program of All-inclusive Care of the Elderly |
| PACeHR | Purchasing & Assistance Collaborative for Electronic Health Records |
| PACER | Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights |
| PACT | Parents and Children Together |
| PAD | Persistently or Acutely Disabled |
| PADS | Psychiatric Advance Directives |
| PAIHS | Phoenix Area Indian Health Service |
| PAO | Phoenix Area IHS Office |
| PAS | Pre-Admission Screening |
| PAS | Preadmission Screening |
| PASRR | Preadmission Screening Resident Review |
| PASS | Plan to achieve self-support |
| PAT | Provider Affiliation Transmission |
| PATH | Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness |
| PBC | Patient Benefits Coordinators |
| PBC | Performance Based Contracting |
| PBO | Patient Business Office, OR Public Benefits Outreach (ITCA program) |
| PC | Program Contractor, OR Prescribing Clinician |
| PCA | Personal Care Assistant |
| PCADC | Pima County Adult Detention Center |
| PCCM | Primary Care Case Manager |
| PCCR | Program Contractor Change Request |
| PCHH | Patient Centered Health Home |
| PCIT | Parent-Child Interactive Therapy |
| PCJ | Pima County Jail |
| PCJCC | Pima County Juvenile Court Center |
| PCMH | Patient Centered Medical Home |
| PCN | Primary Care Network |
| PCP | Primary Care Physician / Provider |
| PCP | Primary Care Physician |
| PD | Provisional Discharge |
| PDD | Pervasive Developmental Disability |
| PDN | Private Duty Nursing |
| PDP | Prescription Drug Program |
| PERM | Payment Error Rate Measurement |
| PFLAG | Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (support group) |
| PGAMC | Prepaid General Assistance Medical Care |
| PHF | Psychiatric Health Facility |
| PHI | Protected Health Information |
| PHN | Public Health Nurse |
| PHP | Partial Hospitalization Program |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| PI | Primary Informant |
| PI Institute | Practice Innovation Institute |
| PIC | Phoenix Indian Center, Inc. |
| PIMC | Phoenix Indian Medical Center |
| PIN | Personal Identification Number |
| PIP | Practice Improvement Protocol |
| PIP | Practice/Physician Incentive Program |
| PMAP | Prepaid Medical Assistance Program |
| PMMIS | Pre-paid Medical Management Information System |
| PMPM | Per Member Per Month |
| PMQI | Performance Measurement & Quality Improvement |
| PMR | Person Months Receiving |
| PMV | Presumed Maximum Value |
| PNA | Personal Needs Allowance |
| POMS | Program Operations Manual System |
| PPACA | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
| PPC | Prior Period Coverage |
| PPD | Psychopathic Personality Disorder |
| PPEP | Portable Practical Educational Preparation |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization |
| PPP | Pima Prevention Partnership |
| PPS | Pre-petition Screening |
| PRC | Psychiatric Recovery Center |
| PRS | Psychosocial Rehabilitation Service |
| PRU | Provider Registration Unit |
| PSA | Program Support Administration |
| PSE | Public Service Employment |
| PsyD | Doctor of Psychology |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| PTE | Pathways to Employment |
| PTSD | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QCA | Quality Control Assurance |
| QI | (AHCCCS) Qualified Individual, OR Quality Improvement |
| QI-1 | (AHCCCS) Qualified Individual-1 |
| QI-2 | (AHCCCS) Qualified Individual-2 |
| QM | Quality Management |
| QM/UM | Quality Management/Utilization Management |
| QMB | Qualified Medicare Beneficiary |
| QTS | QDWI Tracking System |
| RAU | Research and Analysis Unit |
| RBHA | Regional Behavioral Health Authority |
| RC | RIBICOFF Children Medical Assistance Category |
| RCA | Refugee Cash Assistance |
| RES | Refugee Employment Services |
| RFH | Request for Hearing |
| RFI | Request for Information |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RFQ | Request for a Quote |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| RPMS | Resource and Patient Management System |
| RR | Railroad Retirement |
| RRB | Railroad Retirement Benefits |
| RRP | Refugee Resettlement Program |
| RSA | Rehabilitation Services Administration (within ADES) |
| RSDI | Retirement Survivor’s Disability Insurance |
| RSDI | Retirement, Survivors, Disability Insurance - Social Security entitlement under Title II of the Social Security Act. |
| RSS | Refugee Social Services |
| RSS | Recovery Support Specialist |
| RSVP | Retirement Survivors Disability Insurance |
| RTC | Residential Treatment Center or Regional Treatment Center |
| SA | Substance Abuse |
| SABG | Substance Abuse Block Grant |
| SAC | State Advisory Council (on Mental Health) |
| SAIL | Senior Adult Independent Living |
| SAMHSA | (U.S.) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SAPT | Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment |
| SAVE | Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements |
| SBIRT | Screening/Brief Intervention/Referral for Treatment |
| SBU | SSI Budget Unit |
| SC | S.O.B.R.A. Child Medical Assistance Category |
| SCHA | South Country Health Alliance |
| SCHIP | State Children's Health Insurance Program. In AZ, this program is known as KidsCare. See also: KC, CHIP. |
| SCORE | Service Core Of Retired Executive |
| SDQ | Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire |
| SE | Supported Employment |
| SED | Seriously Emotionally Disturbed |
| SEH | Seriously Emotionally Handicapped |
| SEOP | Supplementary Education Opportunity Grants |
| SEP | Special Enrollment Period |
| SEP | Supported Employment Program |
| SES | Socio-economic status |
| SESP | State Emergency Services Program |
| SG | Substantial Gainful Employment |
| SGA | Substantial Gainful Activity |
| SH | Supportive housing |
| SHARE | Service to Help Arizonan's with Relief on Energy |
| SHIP | State Health Insurance Assistance Program |
| SIC | Simpatico Integrated Care |
| SIRS | Surveillance & Integrity Review Section |
| SLMB | Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary |
| SLR | Supported Living Residence |
| SMHAC | State Mental Health Advisory Council |
| SMI | Serious Mental Illness / Seriously Mentally Ill |
| SMI | Supplemental Medical Insurance. Part B of the Medicare program. |
| SMIB | Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefit |
| SMRT | State Medical Review Team |
| SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps) |
| SNAPP | Strengths, Needs, Abilities, Preferences, Perception of Illness and Risk |
| SNBC | Special Needs Basic Care Assistance |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility |
| SNIP | Strategic National Implementation Process |
| SNV | Skilled Nursing Visit |
| SOAR | SSI/SSDI Outreach Access and Recovery |
| SOBRA | Sixth Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| SOC | Share of Cost |
| SOLQI | State On-Line Query Internet |
| SOS | State Operated Services |
| SPA | State Plan Amendment |
| SPMI | Serious and Persistent Mental Illness |
| SPRTC | St. Peter Regional Treatment Center |
| SRO | Single Room Occupancy |
| SS-5 | Application for a Social Security Number |
| SSA | Social Security Act, OR U.S. Social Security Administration |
| SSD | Social Security Disability |
| SSDI | Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
| SSI MAO | Supplemental Security Income Medical Assistance Only |
| SSIG | State Student Incentive Grants |
| SSN | Social Security Number |
| SSR | Social Security Retirement |
| SSTS | Social Services Time Study |
| ST | Speech Therapist |
| STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| STT | Special Treatment Trusts |
| SU | Service Unit |
| SUA | Standard Utility Allowance |
| SVES | State Verification and Exchange System |
| SW | Social Worker |
| SYSM | System Mail |
| T/RBHA or tRBHA | Tribal RBHA (See also: RBHA) |
| T1 | (AHCCCS) First Extension (Transitional Medical Assistance) |
| T2 | (AHCCCS) Second Extension (Transitional Medical Assistance) |
| T3 | (AHCCCS) Third Extension (Transitional Medical Assistance) |
| T4 | (AHCCCS) Fourth Extension (Transitional Medical Assistance) |
| TACIP | Telephone Access for Communicating with Hearing Impaired Persons |
| TAIHS | Tucson Area Indian Health Service |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TAO | Tucson Area IHS Office |
| TAPP | Tribal Assistance to Needy Families, refers to CA (Cash Assistance) |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TC | Tuberculosis Control |
| TCM | Targeted Case Management |
| TCRHCC | Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation |
| TCS | Transactions and Code Sets |
| TCWC | Tucson Center for Women and Children |
| TD | Tardive Dyskinesia |
| TDD | Telephone Device for the Deaf |
| TEFRA | Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1962 - Federal Public Law 97-248. |
| TF-CBT | Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
| TIC | Tucson Indian Center, Inc. or Technical Interface Guidelines |
| TITLE XIX / TXIX / T19 | The section of the Social Security Act which requires Medicaid to cover eligible persons, (i.e., medically indigent). |
| TITLE XVI / TVI / T6 | The section of the Social Security Act that provides eligibility requirements for the SSI Cash program. |
| TITLE XVIII / TXVIII / T18 | The section of Social Security Act that requires Medicare to provide coverage for eligible persons (i.e., aged, blind and disabled). |
| TITLE XX / TXX / T10 | The section of the Social Security Act that requires the establishment of a comprehensive plan and the coordination of social services through community involvement. |
| TITLE XXI / TXXI / T21 | The section of the Social Security Act that authorizes the SCHIP program (known as KidsCare) in Arizona |
| TMA | Transitional Medical Assistance |
| TOPS | Technical Operations Production Support |
| TPD | Tucson Police Department |
| TPEP | Two Parent Employment Program |
| TPL | Third-Party Liability |
| TRE | Training Related Expenses |
| TRL | Tribal Relations Liaison |
| TSFC | Therapeutic Support for Foster Care - a rehabilitation program. |
| TTAG | (CMS) Tribal Technical Advisory Group |
| TWEP | Tribal Work Experience Program |
| TWP | Trial Work Period |
| UB | Uniform Billing |
| UCR | Usual, Customary and Reasonable |
| UI | Unemployment Insurance |
| UIHP | Urban Indian Health Program |
| UM | Utilization Management |
| UP | Unemployed Parents |
| UPC | Urgent Psychiatric Center |
| UR | Utilization Review |
| USC | United States Code |
| USCIS | United States Citizenship and Immigration Services |
| UTMA | Universal Transfers to Minors Act |
| VA | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| VA | Veterans Administration or Vulnerable Adult |
| VAA | Vulnerable Adult Act |
| VBP | Value Based Purchasing |
| VD | Ventilator Dependent |
| VFCA | Voluntary Foster Care Agreement |
| VISTA | Volunteers In Service To America |
| VR | Vocational Rehabilitation |
| VTR | Value of the One-Third Reduction |
| WIA | Workforce Investment Act |
| WIC | Women Infants and Children (nutritional program) |
| WIHCC | Winslow Indian Health Care Center |
| WIS | Welfare Information System |
| WRAP | Wellness Recovery Action Plan |
| WS | Waivered Services |
| YTD | Year to Date |