AAA - Area Agency on Aging An agency that was set up to deal with
the specific problems and needs of senior citizens.
ABC
ACF Administration of Children & Families (Federal Agency)
ACS
Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc.
ADL Evaluation Activity of Daily Living Evaluation.
The ADL Evaluation assesses the ability to independently take care of
ones personal needs; to determine the patients present level of, and
potential for performing his daily life tasks which include dressing, nutrition,
homemaking, personal hygiene, communication, travel, and safety in the home.
ADLs Activities of Daily Living
ADS / ADT Adult Day Service / Adult Development
Training. A program which helps individuals with severe
and/or multiple disabilities to develop and improve personal and vocational
skill. Instructions areas may include
communication, socialization, cognitive education, motor development, daily
living skills and community education and recreation. This may also be known as Adult Development
Training.
AFCAR Automated Foster Care and Adoption Reporting
AFDC
Aid to Families with
Dependent Children
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. A fatal disease which attacks your immune
system.
AMI
AMR Agreement of Mutual Responsibility (goal oriented agreement
for TANF clients)
ARC Association for Retarded Citizens. A national agency with the
state and county chapters to advocate services to the mentally retarded.
ASFA Adoption & Safe Families Act
ATF Adult Training
Facility. A place where day supports are provided to adults who need
help in developing skills, with meeting personal needs, and with basic daily
activities.
ATOD Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drugs
Abatement A complete or partial cancellation by a
Drug & Alcohol program or MH/MR office of a clients financial liability
for treatment/services as calculated by the service provider.
Access
Card Medical Assistance
Identification Card
Accounts Receivable (Fiscal Term) Amounts due from a debtor
for goods and/or services delivered.
ACT 148 The State law establishing basic funding
for Children & Youth and the mandate for counties to operate CYS and
provide match.
ACTS Federal & State Public Laws affecting the mentally &
physically disabled.
Adjudicated Client that has had a formal court trial
& received a verdict of guilty or innocent.
Adult
Partial Hospitalization Licensed by the Office of Mental Health to provide
partial hospitalization service to individuals 15 years of age or older.
Adult
Survivor Refers to an adult who experienced sexual abuse as a child.
Aftercare
Services within each county to prevent unnecessary and prolonged
institutionalization. Aftercare services
make the return of people to their homes or communities easier, by helping them
develop self-care, self-support, self-sufficiency and social competence. Aftercare services are mandated by state law
as a county responsibility.
Aftercare
services consist of those services furnished to persons who have been inpatient
and may also entail appropriate community placement for those who have no homes
or for whom immediate return home is inadvisable.
Agency
Entity (program, facility, which receives and is responsible for the
Governors Council Funds) D&A
Agreement Non-specific term used to connote a
legally binding document.
Aid
to Education for all Handicapped Children Act (PL-94-142)
Federal Law which requires each State receiving funds under the Act to provide
free & appropriate education to all disabled children aged 3-21. Education must be provided in the least
restrictive setting that can meet the needs of the student. An Individualized Education Plan (IEP) must
be developed for each student.
Procedures are built into the Act so that parents & students can
challenge a schools program if it does not conform to the requirements of the
Act.
Allocation, (County) Amount of State drug &
alcohol funds to be distributed by the Governors Council to county
administrative units for operating D&A programs.
Ancillary Services Activities that complement the provision
of other services.
Audit/Financial An independent review by a Public
Accountant certifying that a facilitys financial reports reflect its financial
status.
BAC Blood Alcohol Content Amount of alcohol in a persons blood
stream upon imbibing alcoholic beverages.
BARJ Balanced and Restorative Justice
BC/BS Blue Cross/Blue Shield a private medical insurance program that
provides outpatient & inpatient medical benefits to subscribers.
BDAP Bureau of Drug & Alcohol Programs
Section of the PA Dept. of Health that oversees drug & alcohol treatment
programs.
BDD Bureau of Disability Determination
BH-MCO Behavioral
Health Managed Care Organization. Entity which manages the purchase and provision of behavioral
health services.
BSC Behavior Services Coordinator
BSU Base Service Unit A unit where intake into the MH/MR system
is completed and Supports Coordinator Services are provided. This unit is responsible for ensuring
continuity-of-care for each consumer & for maintaining a continuing
relationship with the consumer & with any facility or provider at any stage
of the consumers illness from intake to closure. This unit shall facilitate & coordinate
the consumers movement from service to services.
Refers to the tasks/staff procedures
involved in enrolling, tracking, & terminating consumers from agency
services.
BWMS
Balance Budget & Emergency Gramm-Rudman-Hollines Law (Deficit Control Act 1985)
Blue CHIP Childrens Health Insurance Program
Bollinger Enterprises, Inc. (BEI) Sheltered Workshop Subcontracts to
provide sheltered employment for the mentally disabled.
Breathalyzer Machine that measures blood alcohol
content.
CAAC Committee created to provide OMR with guidance on behalf of
the counties/joinders. Counties on the CAAC: Allegheny,
CAO
CAP
Child Abuse Prevention
Committee
CAPS Child
Accounting and Profile System. CYS
casework system.
CART Community Abuse Response Team
CASA
Court Appointed Special
Advocate
CASSP Child & Adolescent Service System Project CASSP
involves activities that are designed to promote interdepartmental cooperation
between agencies such as Children & Youth Services, Juvenile Court &
Education, and to encourage parental participation in systems advocacy for
childrens services. It is funded by
Mental Health & targets emotionally disturbed youngsters.
CBO Congressional Budget Office
CCAP
CCBHO Community Care Behavioral Health
Organization (MCO)
CCDBG Child Care & Development Block Grant (Welfare Reform
Consolidation)
CCR Consolidated Community Reports
CCYA County Children & Youth Agency (CAO term for CYS)
CDC Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (Federal Agency)
CHC -
CH/CLA Community Home/Community Living
Arrangement (Group Home). A home in the community in
which care and support services are provided to one or more individuals. Services in the home include assistance in
the activities of that daily living that support a persons personal and
intellectual development, physical and personal care, recreation and
socialization in the community.
CHI Community Housing for Individuals
(formerly CLA Community Living Arrangements) A house or apartment in
the community in which a small number of persons with mental retardation live. CHIs provide supervision, care & training. The goal of CHIs
is to give disabled persons an opportunity to be a part of the community &
live a normal life-style. The County
MH/MR Program provides a Core Team of Specialists to assist CHI staff in
meeting the needs of these residents.
There are also Adult Minimal Supervision CHIs
which are houses or apartments in which two or three mentally retarded adults
live. Supervision is on a drop-in basis
to assure the safety of the residents & to provide training and assistance
in independent living skills.
CHILDLINE State Child
Abuse Hotline
CHIP Childrens Health Insurance Program
CHIPP - Community/Hospital Integration Program Project - Funds are
used to take some individuals who are ready for discharge, out of
CMS
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Formerly CHFA). The federal agency that administers the
Federal Medicaid Programs including the Medicaid Waiver.
COBRA
Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act
COLA
Cost of Living
Adjustment
CPP
Child Permanency Plan
CPS
Child Protective Services
CPSL
Child Protective Services Law
CQI
Continuous Quality Improvement or I-Power
CRF
Community Residential Facility
CRR
Community Residential Rehabilitation (MH Residential) Residential
Program for mental health consumers similar to the MR/CLS Program.
CSP
Community Support
Program
CWLA
Child Welfare League of
CWT Child Welfare Training Program A collaborative effort of the PA Dept.
of Public Welfare,
CYAA
Children & Youth Adoption Assistance
CYS
Children & Youth Services Provides protection & supportive
services to abused, dependent, & deprived children and their families.
C&Y
Children & Youth Program
C&Y
Advisory Board Comprised of members
appointed by the County
Commissioners
Carryover
Program funds which have not been expended during the prior funding
period. Revenues (income) in excess of
expenditures which usually must be returned to the State or is deducted from
next years payment.
Case
Management A process designed to ensure: 1)
That the consumer and/or his/her needs are matched with appropriate services,
whether these services exist in the MH/MR system or 2) These services
exist in the community at large 3) Continuity of care ensures that when a shift
from one service to another occurs, the consumer and/or his/her needs are not
lost in this shift.
Child
Individual who: (1) is under 18 years of age (2) under 21 years of age
who committed an act of delinquency before reaching 18 years of age; OR (3) is under 21 years of age who was adjudicated
dependent before reaching 18 years of age and while engaged in a course of
instruction or treatment, request the court to retain jurisdiction until the
course is completed.
Childrens
Partial Hospitalization Licensed by the Office of Mental Health to provide partial
hospitalization & educational services to individuals under the age of 18.
Client
Liability That portion of the service cost that the consumer has an obligation to
pay.
Commitment
(201) Any person 14 years of age or over who believes that he is in need of
treatment & substantially understands the nature of voluntary [commitment] treatment may submit himself to
examination and treatment under this act provided that the decision to do so is
made voluntarily.
Commitment
(302) This is the involuntary emergency commitment which is basically a
two-step process: 1) The consumer is
brought for emergency examination involuntarily if specific criteria of clear
and present danger to self or others are met and/or 2) If, upon medical
examination, the consumer is felt to be a clear and present danger to self or
others, admission for up to 120 hours in a designated facility occurs.
Commitment
(303) This is a process in which a consumer can be maintained in an inpatient
facility for up to 20 days following an informal hearing before a Mental Health
Review Officer. It is the usual means
for extending inpatient hospitalization involuntarily. It may be invoked sequentially following a
302 commitment.
Commitment
(304) This is the means by which a consumer is maintained in involuntary
hospitalized status for an extended period of time up to 90 days. Often, this is the type of commitment used
when a consumer is sent to a state hospital.
Consultation
and Education This is one of the services mandated by the Mental
Health Act of 1966. This service is
designed to disseminate information on both consumer & program levels to
agencies and groups in the community (Also referred to as C&E or CS
Community Service).
Consumer
ODP client, or direct recipient of DP Services.
Contingent
Commitment (Fiscal Term) Commitment of monies which have not yet been allocated
& which is contingent upon future appropriations from the funding source.
Coordination Staffing A discussion/problem-solving process in which several staff from one
program or several programs discuss a specific consumer/family.
Co-Payment
Refers to a $.50 per service hour charge to consumers on Medical
Assistance, who receive mental health services.
Core
Indicators Survey Part of a national initiative among states to
capture common quality management metrics so that information can be shared
between the participating states.
Cyclical
Relating to the varying periods of mental illness in which an individual
may improve greatly, then cycles into another period of illness. Cycles are irregular & unpredictable.
D&A
Drug & Alcohol Program Warren County Human Services has adopted the
term Alcohol Tobacco & Other Drugs Program.
DAP
Disability Advocacy
Program
DARE
Drug Abuse Resistance Education
DATF
Drug Awareness Task Force
DDAN
Developmental Disabilities Advocacy Network
DDP
Division of Data Processing
DDPC
DEA Federal Drug Enforcement Administration Federal
agency responsible for enforcing the drug laws.
DHHS
The Federal Department of Health & Human Services
DIS
Department of Information Systems
DLP Disabilities Law Project
DPW
Department of Public Welfare A Pennsylvania state department
administers human service programs, distributes federal & state funds to
local agencies, & develops programs to respond to the human service needs
of the Commonwealths residents. (Except Drug & Alcohol Program).
DRO
Domestic Relations
Office
DSM-IV(R)
Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th
Edition) revised This is used by psychiatrists & psychologists to
standardize diagnoses of mental disabilities.
DUI
Driving Under the Influence
Dx Diagnosis
Deficit
The excess of expenses over revenues (income) during an accounting
period. Frequently the opposite of
carryover.
Detoxification
A treatment approach that provides services during the period of planned
withdrawal from substance abuse.
Diagnosis-Related
Groups (DRG) A classification system which groups clients with similar diagnoses
(diseases) based upon service characteristics through use of ICD-9 CM codes.
Disbursement
The outlay of cash only.
Domiciliary
Care Home A private home which provides room, board, & personal care for persons
who are mentally retarded, elderly, or physically disabled, or who may have
been mentally ill. Dom Care homes
usually accommodate three to four residents & are certified by the Area
Agency on Aging staff.
Drug Free A treatment approach that does not include
any chemical agent or medication as the primary part of the treatment. Temporary medication may be prescribed in a
drug free modality, i.e., short-term use of tranquilizers, but the primary
treatment method is not chemotherapy.
EAP
Employee Assistance Program A program provided through your employer
that offers personal work-life consultative services that address: work;
family; financial; personal wellness; healthy relationships; & legal
issues.
ECAP Early Childhood Accountability in
EEAP Emergency Energy Assistance Program
EI Early Intervention (ECD Early
Childhood Development Program; also known as Infant Stimulation) A program
which assists developmentally disabled infants & preschool children to
develop to their optimal potential.
EMSHS Eisenhower Middle/Senior High School
EOC Economic
EOE Equal Opportunity Employer
EPSDT Early Prevention, Screening, Detection & Treatment
ES Emotional Support
Education & Information The provision of activities & factual
data aimed at the development of decision-making skills, goal setting, values
awareness & clarification, personal motivation, meaning & purpose,
& development of communication and inter-personal skills and to increase
knowledge & understanding about drugs & alcohol and their effect.
Eligible Expenses Those expenses that are reimbursable by
the Office of Drug & Alcohol Program or the Department of Public Welfare as
defined in Eligibility Guidelines, Section III of the Fiscal Management
Guidelines of BDAP or Chapter 4300 MH/MR Fiscal Manual, Section 4300.41
Allowable Cost Standards, or the 3170 Regulations C&Y.
Emancipated Minor An individual under the age of 18 who has
been legally determined an adult in the eyes of the law.
Emergency Services A 24-hour day/ 7-days week coverage for
receiving & processing petitions for involuntary commitments & for
handling crisis/emergency calls for mental health and child abuse and neglect
calls for children and youth.
Everyday Lives Having a life which is typical of the
general population and includes: being part of the community; living among
family and friends but having the option of living alone; feeling safe and
secure; having choice in life decisions; having control over ones life; having
dignity and status; and being recognized for abilities and gifts.
Expenditures Cash disbursed for goods delivered or
services rendered.
Expenses Combined expenditures & encumbrances
incurred in the current fiscal period.
FBMH Family-Based Mental Health Program
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FFCA Foster Family Care Agency (including CYS Agencies)
FFP Federal Financial Participation When a public assistance,
medical assistance client payment is eligible for approximately 57% federal
funds & 43% State match.
FFS Fee-For-Service A method by which services may be
purchases. The relevant cost (and
ultimately, the fee which will be paid) is arrived at by negotiation between
the county office & the service provider.
FGDM Family Group Decision Making
FSA Family Support Act (1988)
FSP Family Service Plan
FSS Family Support Services Services available to families to
help them keep their mentally retarded family members at home in an independent
living arrangement. The services
provided include family aid, family education, respite care, recreation,
homemaker services, transportation & equipment. These state-funded services are provided by
the County MH/MR Program, through the Base Service Unit.
FWHS
FY Fiscal Year
Family Driven Model A way to provide FSS (Family Support
Services) by providing a stipend to the family with which they can then buy the
services they need.
Fee Rate The predetermined rate or unit cost by
which service providers are reimbursed for services rendered.
4300 Regulations Chapter 4300 County Mental Health &
Mental Retardation Fiscal Regulations.
Foster Care Program Residential placement of children with
families other than their own. A child
is placed in a foster home if his natural family is unable to care for
him. This is operated locally by the CY
Program.
GA General Assistance
GPS
General Protective
Services (CYS)
Grant An agreement between a governmental unit & another agency
whereby the governmental unit provides funds to carry out specified programs,
services, or activities.
HANDS Housing and Neighborhood
Development Service
HB House Bill
HCFA Health Care Financing Administration The Federal agency
within the Dept. of Health & Human Services (DHHS) that is responsible for
administering the Medicaid Program. Now
called the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
HCQU Health Care Quality Units - A group of healthcare and
management professional who help county mental retardation programs monitor and
improve the overall health status of individuals receiving services in the
county programs. There are 8 HCQUs in
HCSIS Home & Community
Services Information System HCSIS is a web enabled information system that
services as the information system for DPW program offices that support the
Home and Community-Based Services Waivers (including ODP and OSP).
HHS US Department of Heath & Human Services
HIPAA Health Information Portability & Accountability Act A
federal law that has placed additional protections on individually identifiable
health records including medical & behavioral health (psychiatric,
psychological, substance abuse & mental retardation treatment) records.
HMO Health Maintenance Organization An affiliation of heath
care specialists providing health care for the price of a monthly insurance
premium.
HR
Human Resources
HRP Health Risk Profile An instrument utilized by HCSIS and designed
to screen he overall health of individuals that receive MR services.
HSDF Human Service Development Fund Originally funded by DPW and
now most recently via supplemental appropriations H.B 1480, monies under the
HSDF are for the development of innovative social service programs to meet
specific needs of the unemployed, elderly, disabled & special needs
children. It is a block grant and has
more flexibility to expend than other funds we receive.
HSRI Human Services Research Institute National organization
that performs demographic studies of health services.
HUD The Federal Department of Housing & Urban Development.
Habilitation
Development of skills & abilities through education & training.
Health
Choices Community Care
Behavioral Health Organization (CCBHO) (Managed Care for CAO Families)
Host
Home / Foster Home Al alternative family care setting which provides
for the childs basic needs, as well as his developmental, social,
psychological & educational needs.
Host home is the MH/MR term for foster care.
ICF
Intermediate Care Facility (AAA Program)
ICF / MR Intermediate
Care Facility for People with Mental Retardation Facility providing
residential living programs & medically related care which meets standards
set by DHHS. These services involve no
County dollars. The ICF is a facility
which can be operated by the State or privately and is licensed by the
Department of Health. Most ICFs/MR are large facilities serving 40-400 individuals,
however, there are also some ICF/MR that are homes of 4-8 people in the
community.
ICM Intensive Case
Management A program designed to ensure the continuous care & support of
mentally ill consumers by assisting them in accessing appropriate mental
health, social & education services in order to lead a more stable &
healthy life in the community.
Caseworkers have small caseloads so that they can spend more time with
consumers with greater needs.
IDC-9-CM
International Classification of Diseases, 9th
Revision, Clinical Modification A statistical coding
classification system used to measure the incidence of disease, injury &
illness
IEP Individual Education Plan.
IFSP Individualized
Family Service Plan (Early Intervention)
IHP Individual
Habilitation Plan A written statement defining goals for a developmentally
disabled person & the means of attaining & reviewing those goals. The IHP must be approved by the
developmentally disabled person or his/her guardian. IEPs and IPPs are similar plans.
ILP Independent Living
Program (CYS)
IM4Q Independent
Monitoring for Quality Part of the larger Monitoring for Quality (M4Q)
initiative; the IM4Q application will allow data capture and reporting for two
quality management measures in OMR: the Core Indicators Survey and the
Independent Monitoring Survey.
IOP Intensive
Outpatient (ATOD)
I&R Information
& Referral Provision of information concerning the MH/MR system or CY
system and its services & the referral of consumers based on their
presented service request to appropriate service providers, both within MH/MR
Service System or CY system and other service system areas in the
community. An attempt in the I&R is
made to match the consumers service request needs with the appropriate
service.
ISP Individual
Support Plan A plan for each individual developed with the person and the
people they choose, which will include specific services and supports, their
frequency and duration. The Individual
Service Plan will be the foundation for the individual budget.
ITP Individual
Treatment Plan (MH/MR Plan) - A written action plan based on assessment data,
that identifies the consumers clinical needs, the strategy for providing
services to meet those needs, treatment goals, and objectives, and the criteria
for terminating the specified interventions.
I.T.P. Intensive Treatment
Program M.H. Daytreatment Program for children and
adolescents.
IU Intermediate
Unit A consortium of special education & ancillary services for purchase
by local school districts. We are served
by IU5 in
IV Intravenous
Injection of a substance into a persons veins (as in IV drug user).
IWPP Individual
Written Program Plan Early Intervention & Intermediate Unit term.
Independent Living A living situation in which there is no supervision and resident lives
independently.
Independent Monitoring Team Team of individuals chosen to complete IM4Q monitoring survey. They are contracted by the county but are not
county employees.
Inpatient Diversion Program A program designed to primarily prevent unnecessary hospitalizations;
reduce the length of stay when hospitalizations are necessary; and assist the
severely & persistently mentally ill (S&PMI) to maintain independent
living.
Intake The Intake
Unit at FWHS has been in operation since 1993.
All program intakes are completed by the Intake Unit:
OP; ATOD; DP; C&Y; Perinatal;
MH Voluntary & Involuntary commitments; Child Abuse/Neglect
investigations. Assessments are
completed in the consumers home or at the agency. Assessments are completed prior to transfer
to one of the noted departments.
Intermediate Care/Skilled Nursing Facilities A facility that is licensed and certified to operate under Federal
regulations pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act. These facilities are required to provide
24-hr. services including a wide range of programs geared toward enhancing
residents maximum independent living capabilities and their ultimate return to
a less restrictive living arrangement as opposed to long term care facilities
& services.
Intervention The
provision of therapeutic intervention to persons experiencing crisis of a drug
or alcohol-related nature. No treatment
regimen is adopted & referral is provided if the need for long-term
treatment is indicated. Activities
include drop-in centers, hotline, & occupational programs.
Invoice The request
for payment or reimbursement.
JCAHO Joint
Commission for the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
JDC
JPO Juvenile
Probation Office or Officer
Juvenile
Act State law establishing dependency and delinquency for children &
youth under the age of 18, and in some circumstances under age 21.
Juvenile Correction Facilities Facilities operated by the County or the State for the purpose of
treatment, rehabilitation & supervision of youths adjudicated &
convicted of crimes & sentenced by the courts to be in need of such
treatment.
Juvenile Detention Centers Facilities for the detention of juveniles, 17 years & younger, for
the purpose of either housing of minors accused of crimes but not yet
adjudicated or for the housing of juveniles who have been convicted of crimes
& sentenced to the detention center by the courts. This is most, if not always, a locked
facility.
Kinship Care Child placement
with a fit and willing relative.
LEC
LHOT Local Housing Options Team
LICC Local
Interagency Coordinating Council.
Council made up of parents and professionals to coordinate and plan for
Early Intervention services with the community.
LIHEAP Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
LS Learning
Support
Liability Regulations Community Mental Health, ATOD,
& Mental Retardation Consumer Liability Regulations Used to
determine what, if any, amount each client will be responsible to pay for
treatment or other services.
M4Q Monitoring for
Quality An integral part of HCSIS that will collect data and track outcome
trends from each of the quality management initiatives: Waiver Monitoring, the
Health Risk Profile and Incident Management process.
MA Medical
Assistance The federal program which provides, within restrictions medical
(and certain medically-supervised) care to certain needy persons; administered
by the stated DPW; a fee-for-service reimbursement program which pays
prescribed fees for approved services to licensed/approved service providers; a
significant amount of services are made available to all of our consumers
through this program.
MADD Mothers
Against Destructive Decisions
MAID Medical
Assistance Identification Number
MAST
MCO Managed Care
Organization
MDE Multi-Disciplinary
Evaluation (DP).
Multi-disciplinary evaluation performed by a multi-disciplinary team.
MDT Multi-Disciplinary
Team (CPS) A group of clinical staff composed of representatives from
different professions, disciplines or service areas.
MH Mental Health
MH/MR Mental Health/
Mental Retardation
MH/MR/ATOD Board Comprised of thirteen (13) members appointed by the Governing Board to
provide citizen input and assist the Director.
The composition of the board, terms of service, duties, etc. are defined
by the MH/MR Act of 1966.
MHRO Mental Health
Review Officer An attorney appointed by the Court to hear proceedings under
the MH/MR Acts (302, 304, etc.)
MHRT Mental Health
Response Team A team of multi-disciplinary, multi-skilled first responders
that will provide interventions in the initial phase of disaster recovery until
situations have stabilized; they will also provide/insure referral &
follow-up. There is a
MIS Management
Information System System to maintain consumer demographics & service
date for planning and accountability for services rendered.
MR Mental
Retardation Having below average intellectual functions along with
limitations in two or more of the following areas: communication, self-care, home living, social
skills, functional academics, leisure, and work.
MR Diagnosis: 1) Mild
Mental Retardation A term used to describe the degree of retardation
present when intelligence scores are 50-55 to approximately 70; many mild
retarded (educable) individuals who function at this level can usually master
basic academic skills, whereas adults at this level may maintain themselves
independently or semi-independently in the community. 2) Moderate
Mental Retardation A term used to describe the degree of retardation
where intelligence test scores range from 35 or 40 to 50 or 55; many trainable
individuals function at this level; such persons usually can learn self-help,
communication, social, and simple occupational skills but only limited academic
or vocational skills. 3) Severe
Mental Retardation A term used to describe the degree of retardation
where intelligence test scores range from 20 or 25 to 35 or 40; such persons
require continuing and close supervision but may perform self-help and simple
work tasks under supervision; sometimes called dependent retardation. 4) Profound Mental Retardation A
term used to describe the degree of retardation present when intelligence test
scores are below 20 or 25; such persons require continuing and close
supervision, but some may be able to perform simple self-help tasks; profoundly
retarded persons often have other handicaps and require total life-support for
maintenance. 5) Unspecified Mental
Retardation - A term used when
retardation is present, but there is great uncertainty about level.
MR Supports:
1) Natural Supports Unpaid
assistance to an individual. These supports
can be provided by family and friends to move, go to the grocery store, carpool
to work, or budget and pay bills. 2) Community Supports Services or
organizations available within the individuals community. Examples:
YMCA, membership organizations, transportation services, job training
services, advocacy groups, religious organizations, senior education services.
MST Multisystemic Therapy
MSW Master
of Social Work
M.T. Mobile Therapy
MYP Multi-Year Plan A strategy designed
and utilized by the Office of Mental Retardation, with input from the PAC, to
move its organization and the services it delivers
toward a higher and a more efficient quality, self-determination, individual
choice, better access to services and more community support.
Mainstreaming The principle of integrating
disabled persons into our society, particularly in education, to increase the
amount of everyday contact a child has with average children. This term applies to Early Intervention
Programs and other special education programs.
Maintenance A term
that describes a funding type received by Forest/Warren Counties MH/MR from
State DPW. It is typically referred to
as the general operating fund type or base allocation amount.
Medicaid Waiver A federal program that allows states to use Medicaid funds to provide
home and community based services as an alternative to ICF/MR and Nursing Home
care. Selected federal program and
funding rules are waivered by the federal government
in turn for specific state assurances to protect individual health and safety
and to assure quality and financial accountability.
Medication Check (also known as Med Check or Med Evaluation) This is an interview of a
consumer by a psychiatrist to assess to effectiveness of medication &
chemotherapy regimens. It is usually a
relatively brief interview. It may be
scheduled or it may be done on an emergency basis.
Mental
Health/Mental Retardation Act of 1966 State law giving mentally retarded
& mentally ill persons in
Mental
Health Procedures Act of 1976 (Amended 1978) This Act establishes
rights & procedures for all involuntary treatment of mentally ill persons,
whether inpatient or outpatient, and for all voluntary inpatient treatment of mentally
ill persons.
NA Narcotics
Anonymous
NCANDS National Child
Abuse & Neglect Data System
NIAAA National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism The Department within US Health
& Human Services which is responsible for overseeing Block Grant funding to
States for the provision of alcohol abuse & alcoholism prevention &
rehabilitation services. Since Block
Grants removed programming responsibilities to the States, the Institute is
primarily responsible for the research, development & dissemination of
(new) knowledge in the field of drug abuse.
NIH National
Institute of Health (Good resource for information)
NIMH National
Institute of Mental Health The federal department within the U.S. Department
of H&H Services (located in Rockville, Maryland) responsible for the
research, development & dissemination of (new) knowledge in the study of
mental illness.
NOP Non-offending
Partner refers to the mate of a sexual offender.
Non-Residential Services that do no involve residential programming for clients, such
as vocational rehabilitation, outpatient, etc.
OBRA Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act
OCDEL Office of Child Development and Early
Learning. Responsible
for funding children in Early Intervention.
OCYF Office of
Children, Youth & Families State agency within DPW which provides
services aimed at assuring a healthy & safe living environment for children
& youth.
ODP Office of
Developmental Programs A state program office within DPW, which sets policy,
allocates funds and administers services for persons with developmental
disabilities.
OEO Office of
Economic Opportunity locally the EOC
OHA Office of
Hearings & Appeals
OIM Pennsylvania Office
of Income Maintenance (Public Assistance cash grants).
OMAP Office of
Medical Assistance Programs
OMB Office of
Management & Budget
OMH Office of
Mental Health This State office which oversees the provision of mental health
services by the States community & hospital programs.
OMHSAS Office of
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
OT Occupational
Therapy The science & art of directing mans response to purposeful
activity in the treatment of physical, psychological and/or social dysfunction.
OVR Office of Vocational Rehabilitation The primary objective of vocational
facilities is to assist consumers in the development of skills necessary for
placement in a higher level vocational program & ultimately into
competitive employment, or to maintain existing employment services.
Occupational Program The provision of consultation, education, training & referral
services to industry to assist employees whose job performance or education is
deteriorating due to substance abuse.
Optioning A service of
the Department of Aging- Responsibilities include: Assessment of individuals to determine their
need for nursing home care; assessment of individuals who are requesting
Domiciliary Care or Personal Care Boarding Home/SSI Supplemental payment;
provides in-home health services to support a limited number of individuals in
the community as an alternative to nursing home placement. (One small phase of
many programs available.)
Outpatient The
provision of services of short duration (less than three (3) hours a session)
on a regular & predetermined schedule.
The consumer resides outside the facility. Outpatient differs from Partial
Hospitalization in that the Outpatient consumer receives services less
frequently & does not have regularly assigned & supervised work
functions.
Outpatient Services Consist of the following: diagnosis, evaluation & treatment of
persons with a mental disability, who reside outside of a mental health or
mental retardation institution while receiving these services. (Consumers seen in the outpatient division of
the Mental Health Program.)
PA Public Act (followed
by a number) Used to identify pieces of state legislation before they are
codified into the general statutes.
PAC Planning
Advisory Committee An advisory body to the Office of Developmental
Programs. Members include consumers,
families, advocates, providers, and county staff. The Planning Advisory Committee authored the
Everyday Lives, Multi-Year Plan, and Waiting List Plan documents.
PACDAA
PACHSA PA Association
of
PACSES PA Child Support and Enforcement System
PAE
PAMH/MRP
PARC
PC Provider
Council A council made up of representatives of provider associations that
provides OMR with feedback and recommendation, represents members, and facilitates
communications with provider agencies.
PCBH Personal Care
Boarding Home A personal care boarding home for adults means any premises
operated for consideration where food, shelter, & personal assistance or
supervision are provided for a period exceeding 24 consecutive hours for more
than three adults who are not relatives of the operation & who require
assistance or supervision in such matters as dressing, bathing, diet, or
medication prescribed for self-administration but do not require hospitalization
or care in skilled nursing or intermediate care facility.
PCP Primary Care
Physician (HMO)
PCP Person
Centered Planning A process which helps individuals identify how they want to
live their lives and what supports they need to achieve their desired
outcomes. Individuals choose people who
are important in their lives to be part of the process.
PCYA
PDA Pennsylvania Department of Aging
PHP - Prepaid Health
Plan (Managed Care)
PL Public Law
(followed by a number) Identifies pieces of federal legislation. The first number is that of the Congress that
passed the law; the second is the number of the Act.
PLF Private
Licensed Facility A facility which provides long-term placement for about 70
mentally retarded persons who are severely or multiply disabled. For licensing purposes a PLE is considered a
community residence; however, in operation it is similar to a small
institution. There are about 4,000
persons, mainly children, living in approximately 40 PLEs
throughout PA. About 1/3 of these
placements are funded by County MH/MR programs, 1/3 by out-of-state sources,
and 1/3 are privately funded.
POMS Performance Outcome Management System
POS Point of
Service (Managed Care)
PPO Preferred Provider
Organization (Co-pay Waiver Managed Care)
PROMISe Provider Reimbursement Operation and
Management Information System
PSRP Psycho-Social
Rehabilitation Program
PT Physical Therapy
PUNS Prioritization of Urgency Needs Current process for
categorizing a persons need for services.
1) Emergency Need: Means a
person needs services immediately. An
example of this is when there is a death in the family and there is no other
family member available to provide support.
2) Critical Need: Means a
person needs services within one year.
Some examples are when a person has an aging or ill caregiver who soon
will be unable to continue providing support;
there has been a death in the family or some other family crisis
reducing the capacity of the caregiver to provide care; or a person has a
single caregiver who would be unable to work if services are not provided. 3) Planning
for Need: When a persons need for service is more than a year away. Examples of this are when a person is eligible
for services, is not currently in need of services, but will need service if
something happens; or the person or the
family has expressed a desire to move; the person is living in a large setting
and needs community services; or the person or caregiver wants increased
supports.
Perinatal Program Provides new parents with specific
information about infant capabilities & characteristics and encourages
positive parent/infant interaction. It
provides support through the stressful first few weeks/months of parenting.
Prevention (This is a drug & alcohol program component)
The promotion of functional positive intra and interpersonal skills,
attitudes & behaviors impacting upon the formulation of substance
dependency. The activities are directed
at the total population. Programs with
these goals & which are developed with local input can be directed at
individuals, significant others (parent, teachers, siblings and/or the social
context of the individual). Includes
Education/Information Alternative Activities.
Program Funded The funding of MH/MR or D&A facilities
for their total personnel, operating & fixed asset expenses as
predetermined by the funding source (as opposed to setting a fee rate for
services).
Public Defender Provides legal counsel to indigent
defendants When appointed by the Court, the PD must also furnish legal
counsel to persons subject to commitment under the MH/MR Act of 1966.
QA Quality Assurance Monitors the quality & cost of client
care & the use of available facilities in client care services. The ultimate objective is to provide a
professional accountability system operating at all levels of service delivery.
QUAC Quality Assurance Committee (Child Welfare Training Program)
RA Residential Arrangements (For additional information refer
to CLA or CRR definitions)
RC Regional Coordinators RCs are
located in each regional office and are responsible for communications with
counties, coordination of meeting logistics, facilitation, and acting as
subject matter experts.
RFP Request for Proposal Document requesting program &
budgetary estimates for a particular project or service from an agency
according to stated specifications.
RPM Regional Program Manager The Director of each of the Office
of Mental Retardations four regional offices.
RTC
RTF Residential Treatment Facility
Regions:
Western Region: Allegheny, Armstrong-Indiana, Beaver,
Northeastern Region: Berks, Bradford-Sullivan,
Carbon-Monroe-Pike, Lackawanna-Susquehanna-Wayne, Lehigh, Luzerne-Wyoming,
Southeast Region: Bucks,
Central Region: Bedford-Somerset, Blair, Cambria, Centre,
Columbia-Montour-Snyder-Union, Cumberland-Perry, Dauphin, Franklin-Fulton,
Juniata,
Rehabilitative & Training Services Are ancillary to mental health &
mental retardation care provided on an inpatient or outpatient basis. These services consist of vocational
evaluation, work adjustment training, job placement, and group living experiences
to assist an individual to reach his/her best level of social & vocational
adaptation. These services also consist
of group programs for teaching or improving self-care, personal behavior, and
social adjustment for individuals with a mental disability.
Respite Care Short-term residential placement of a
developmentally disabled person who is living with his/her family. The temporary placement outside the home
allows the family some time away from the routine of caring for their disabled
family member. Respite Care takes place
in a CHI, CRR, or foster home, or provider chosen by family if family driven
model.
Revenue Cash income
SACWIS Statewide Automated Child Welfare
Information System
SADD Students Against Destructive Decisions
SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration - This is the federal
office of the Dept. of Health & Human Services which performs certain
coordinative functions across these service areas: there are National Institutes for each of the
service areas which are the direct links to the programs administered by the
states under the Block Grants program.
SAMSHS
SAP Student Assistance Program/ Teen Suicide Under this program
funding is received from the State & Federal Government to provide
prevention, education & treatment services to school-aged children within
area school districts. This program
involves the joint interaction of parents, school personnel, and community
mental health and D&A specialists to enable students to receive the needed
services with minimal disruption to their lives.
SB Senate Bill
SC Service
Coordinator or Supports Coordinator.
Worker assigned to coordinate the planning and delivery of Early Intervention
services to children from birth to their third birthday.
SCA
SCSC State Civil
Service Committee
SEP Supported
Employment Program MH/MR service where client is employed in the community
and receives a job coach & supportive services to enable them to attain
& sustain successful employment.
SM Service
Manager
SPOC Single Point of Contact
SR Social
Rehabilitation
SSA Social
Security Administration
SSBG Social Service
Block Grant funds received from the Federal Department of Social Services to
be used for specific initiatives. (Title IX)
SSDI Social Security
Disability Income Federal cash benefits and Medicare coverage to people
unable to work for a year or more because of disability.
SSELC
SSI Supplemental
Security Income Monthly federal cash benefits to people who have a
substantial disability and who dont own much or dont have a lot of
income. Individuals that receive SSI get
Medicaid and may be eligible to get food stamps.
SSN Social Security Number
STD Sexually Transmitted Disease
SWAN Statewide
Adoption and Permanency Network
Self-Determination A movement which gives persons receiving services more control and
responsibility in choosing how they want to live their lives.
Service Provider The individual or group of individuals who directly provide services to
a consumer. This is a general term used
to denote projects, facilities or persons.
Services & Supports Directory This directory would store information about providers within the MR
system and would be accessible via the Internet by individuals, families and
advocates to research information about the providers and the services that
they offer. The directory is intended to
expand individuals ability to make informed choices.
Socialization Program A program focusing on providing activities to enhance interaction with
others
Specified Funds Funds received during a given period for which the donor or contributor
has documented stipulations for the specified utilization for such funds. These may also be considered donor-restricted
funds.
State Operated Facility (DP) A facility which is run under the direct auspices of the Office of
Developmental Programs. They are:
Ebensburg/Altoona,
Supports Coordinator Person who helps plan, locate, coordinate and monitor supports and
services for an individual and who informs individuals of and helps individuals
exercise his/her rights.
TANF Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families
TAP Therapeutic
Activity Program An education and pre-vocational setting for mentally
retarded adults.
TAWC Transit
Authority of
TCCS -
TCM Targeted Case Management
TIN Tax Identification Number
TPL Third Party Liability
TSM (Targeted
Service Management) A funding stream used to provide case-management services
to individuals with mental retardation who are eligible for Medical Assistance.
T.S.S. Therapeutic Support Staff
T&SR Training
& Social Rehabilitation Programs or activities designed to teach or
improve self-care, personal behavior, and social adjustment for persons with a
mental disability. These activities are
intended to make community or independent living possible by raising ones
level of social competency and by decreasing the need for structured
supervisors. Activities include: social
education, adult activity centers, counseling, day & residential camps,
socialization/recreational activities, preschool, homebound training &
tutoring, home or family management, and indirect activities such as case
conferences, charting progress notes, etc.
Target Population The disability & age group specific subset of a risk population
designated as the real or potential program recipients.
Third Party Payers Six identified third-party payers who cover services Blue Cross Basic,
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Major Medical, Commercial Insurance Carriers, Department
of Public Welfare, Medicare, County MH/MR Program.
Title IV-B Federal
funds administered by the State for CY programs.
Title IV-E Federal
money to CY programs to pay 57% of placement services for eligible
children. RMTS is a means of claiming
services for reimbursement.
Administrative costs are reimbursed 50%.
Also includes adoption subsidy.
Title XX Part of the
Social Security Act
Tract 1 Of the DUI
treatment classification system Social Drinker Requires 12 hr. of
education.
Tract 2 Of the DUI
treatment classification system Presumptive Problem Drinker 12 hrs. of
education plus 12 hrs. of group counseling.
Tract 3 Of the DUI
treatment classification system Problem Drinker 12 hrs. of education plus
12 hrs. of group counseling plus 12-24 hrs. of individual counseling or AA
meetings, sometimes detox.
Treatment Team Staff from
various professional disciplines who share the same consumer.
UDCS Uniform Data
Collection System The automated data collection system by which the state
collects & manipulates for management purposes data on all consumers served
by those public funds administered by the Office of Drug & Alcohol
Programs.
UMR Utilization Management Review
Units of Service A standard for measuring consumer-oriented services (generally hours or
days).
Vendor An entity that
provides general goods or services.
Distinguishing characteristics:
A. Providing the goods/services within normal business operations.
B. Providing similar goods/services to many different purchasers.
C. Operating in a competitive environment.
D. Program compliance requirements do not pertain to the goods or services
provided.
WAEC Warren Area Elementary Center
WAHS
WCCC
WGH
WIC Women, Infants,
& Children (Food Supplement Program)
WSH
WOW Working on Wellness
(See PSRP)
WPIC Western
Psychiatric Institute & Clinic (in
Wrap-Around
Services Support services for children in the school
and home settings.
YAHS
YDC/YFC Youth
Development Camp/Youth Forestry Camp
YEMS Youngsville
Elementary/Middle School
YSAP Youth Service
YTD
Year to Date