32 Miss. Code. R. 1-23.0 - ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, & DEFINITIONS

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

Notes

32 Miss. Code. R. 1-23.0