| AA |
Area Agency |
| ABD |
Acquired Brain Disorder |
| ACA |
Affordable Care Act |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| APTD |
Aid to Permanently & Totally Disabled |
| ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| BD |
Behavioral Disability |
| BDM |
Bureau of Data Management |
| BDS |
Bureau of Developmental Services |
| BFCS |
Bureau of Family-Centered Services |
| BI |
Behavioral Interventionist |
| BPD |
Borderline Personality Disorder |
| BSA |
Basic Service Agreement |
| BSP |
Behavior Support Plan |
| Bx |
Behavioral |
| CAP |
Corrective Action Plan |
| CAP |
Community Action Plan (Program) |
| CB |
Community Bridges |
| CD |
Communication Disorder |
| CDC |
Childhood Development Center |
| CDS |
Communication Disorder Specialist |
| CEC |
Council for Exception Children |
| CI |
Complaint Investigation |
| CM |
Case Management |
| CM |
Case Manager or Case Management |
| CMS |
Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services |
| COI |
Conflict of Interest |
| COSF |
Child Outcome Survey Form |
| CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
| CPS |
Community Participation Services |
| CQL |
Council on Quality and Leadership |
| CR |
Client Rights |
| CRC |
Clinical Review Committee |
| CSNI |
Community Support Network, Inc |
| CSS |
Community Support Services |
| CTLC |
Charting the Life Course |
| DAADS |
Designated Area Agency Delivery System |
| DBT |
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy |
| DCYF |
Division for Children, Youth and Families |
| DD |
Developmental Disability |
| DDC/CDD |
Council on Developmental Disabilities |
| DEI |
Diversity Equity & Inclusion |
| DFA |
Division of Family Assistance |
| DHHS |
Department of Health & Human Services |
| DRC |
Disability Rights Center |
| DRF |
Designated Receiving Facility |
| DS |
Down Syndrome |
| DSP |
Direct Support Professional |
| Dx |
Diagnosis |
| EA |
Emergency Assistance |
| EEG |
Electroencephalogram |
| EFC |
Enhanced Family Care |
| EHA |
Education for the Handicapped Act of 1975 |
| EI |
Early Intervention aka ESS Early Support Services (Birth to 3) |
| EPSDT |
Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis Treatment |
| ESS |
Early Support Services |
| EVV |
Electronic Visit Verification |
| FAP |
Family Assistance Program |
| FAPE |
Free and Appropriate Public Education |
| FDS |
Family Directed Support |
| FMLA |
Family Medical Leave Act |
| FMS |
Fiscal Management Services |
| FSC |
Family Support Coordinator |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
| HB |
House Bill |
| HCBC |
Home and Community-Based Care |
| HCCSD |
Home Care for Children with Severe Disabilities (aka Katie Beckett) |
| HI |
Hearing or Health Impaired |
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HR |
Human Resources |
| HRC |
Human Rights Committee |
| HRCL |
High-Risk Check List |
| HRIS |
Human Resource Information System |
| HRST |
Health Risk Screening Tool |
| HV |
Home Visit |
| IAC |
Inter-Agency Advisory Committee |
| IC |
Intake Coordinator |
| ICC |
Interagency Coordinating Council |
| ID |
Intellectual Disability |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEP |
Individual Education Program |
| IFS |
Individual & Family Supports |
| IFSP |
Individual and Family Support Plan |
| IHS |
In-Home Supports |
| IMH |
Infant Mental Health |
| IOD |
Institute on Disability |
| IR |
Incident Report |
| IRC |
Internal Review Committee |
| ISA |
Individual Service Agreement |
| ISP |
Individual Service Plan |
| ITS |
Intensive Treatment Supports |
| JRA |
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| LD |
Learning Disability |
| LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
| LRMC |
Local Risk Management Committee |
| LSC |
Life Skills Coach |
| LTSS |
Long-Term Supports & Services |
| MCAC |
Medicaid Consumer Advisory Council |
| MCO |
Managed Care Organization |
| MD |
Muscular Dystrophy |
| MDT |
Multidisciplinary Team |
| MEAD |
Medicaid for Employed Adults with Disabilities |
| MH |
Mental Health |
| MMIS |
Medicaid Management Information System |
| MOAB |
Management of Aggressive Behavior |
| MS |
Multiple Sclerosis |
| NCI |
National Core Indicator |
| NFN |
National Fathers Network |
| NHH |
New Hampshire Hospital |
| OCD |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| OCR |
Office of Civil Rights |
| ODD |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
| OOD |
Out-of-District Placement |
| OPG |
Office of Public Guardian |
| OSERS |
Office of Special Education and Rehab Services |
| OT |
Occupational Therapy |
| PCP |
Person-Centered Planning |
| PCP |
Primary Care Physician |
| PCT |
Person-Centered Thinking |
| PDD |
Autism |
| PDMS |
Participant Directed and Managed Care |
| PM |
Program Manager |
| PSB |
Problematic Sexualized Behaviors |
| PT |
Physical Therapy |
| PTO |
Paid Time Off |
| QA |
Quality Assurance |
| QI |
Quality Improvement |
| RA |
Risk Assessment |
| RDS |
Residential and Day Services |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
| RMP |
Risk Management Plan |
| Rx |
Prescription |
| SA/PA |
Service Authorization/Prior Authorization |
| SB |
Senate Bill |
| SC |
Service Coordinator |
| SDS |
Self Directed Services |
| SDSC |
Self-Directed Service Coordinator |
| SEP |
Supported Employment Program |
| SIS |
Supports Intensity Scale |
| SLD |
Specific Learning Disability |
| SPL |
Speech-Language Pathology |
| SPU |
Secure Psychiatric Unit |
| SRMC |
Statewide Risk Management Committee |
| SS |
Social Services |
| SSDI |
Social Security Disability Income |
| SSI |
Social Security Income |
| SSL |
Specialty Services |
| START |
Systemic, Therapeutic, Assessment, Resource & Treatment |
| SW |
Social Work |
| TA |
Task Analysis |
| TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TDD |
Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf/Hearing Impaired |
| Tx |
Treatment |
| VI |
Visually Impaired |
| VR |
Vocational Rehabilitation |
| WL |
Wait List |
