Appendix XXV, Acronyms
6-2019
The following acronyms are used in the STAR+PLUS Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Program.
Acronym | Description |
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AA | Adaptive Aids |
ADL | Activity of Daily Living |
AFC | Adult Foster Care |
AL | Assisted Living |
ALF | Assisted Living Facility |
AO | Agency Option |
APS | Adult Protective Services |
CAP | Corrective Action Plan |
CARE | Client Assignment and Registration System |
CAS | Community Attendant Services |
CBA | Community Based Alternatives |
CCAD | Community Care for the Aged and Disabled |
CCP | Comprehensive Care Program |
CDS | Consumer Directed Services |
CFC | Community First Choice |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
CHIP | Children's Health Insurance Program |
CLASS | Community Living Assistance and Support Services |
CMPAS | Client Managed Personal Attendant Services |
CMS | Claims Management System |
CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
CNA | Certified Nursing Assistant |
COLA | Cost of Living Adjustment |
CRU | Centralized Representation Unit |
CSHCN | Children with Special Health Care Needs |
CSIL | Community Services Interest List |
DAC | Disabled Adult Child |
DAHS | Day Activity and Health Services |
DBMD | Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities |
DDS | Disability Determination Services |
DDU | Disability Determination Unit |
DER | Data Entry Representative |
DFPS | Department of Family and Protective Services |
DIA | Diagnosis |
DID | Determination of Intellectual Disability |
DIU | Data Integrity Unit |
DME | Durable Medical Equipment |
DOB | Date of Birth |
DOD | Date of Death |
DR | Designated Representative |
DSHS | Department of State Health Services |
ERS | Enrollment Resolutions Services |
ERS | Emergency Response Service |
FBR | Federal Benefit Rate |
FC | Family Care Title XX |
FFS | Fee-for-Service |
FH | Fair Hearing |
FHO | Fair Hearings Officers |
FMSA | Financial Management Services Agency |
GR | General Revenue |
HCBS | Home and Community Based Services |
HCS | Home and Community-based Services |
HCSS | Home and Community Support Services |
HCSSA | Home and Community Support Services Agency |
HDM | Home Delivered Meals |
HEART | Health and Human Services Enterprise Administrative Report and Tracking System |
HHS | Health and Human Services |
HHSC | Health and Human Services Commission |
HICAP | Health Information Counseling and Advocacy Program |
HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
HIPP | Health Insurance Premium Payment Program |
HMA | Health Maintenance Activities |
IADL | Instrumental Activity of Daily Living |
ICF-IID | Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions |
IDD | Intellectual or Developmental Disability |
IDT | Interdisciplinary Team |
ILM | Interest List Management |
IME | Incurred Medical Expense |
ISP | Individual Service Plan |
LAR | Legally Authorized Representative |
LCSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker |
LIDDA | Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability |
LOC | Level of Care |
LOS | Level of Service |
LTC | Long Term Care |
LTC-R | Long Term Care Regulatory |
LTSS | Long Term Services and Supports |
LVN | Licensed Vocational Nurse |
MAO | Medical Assistance Only |
MBI | Medicaid Buy-In |
MC | Managed Care |
MCO | Managed Care Organization |
MCCO | Managed Care Compliance & Operations |
MDCP | Medically Dependent Children Program |
MDS | Minimum Data Set |
Med ID | Medicaid Identification Card |
MEPD | Medicaid for the Elderly and People with Disabilities |
MERP | Medicaid Estate Recovery Program |
MESAV | Medicaid Eligibility Service Authorization Verification |
MFP | Money Follows the Person |
MFPD | Money Follows the Person Demonstration |
MHM | Minor Home Modifications |
MN | Medical Necessity |
MN/LOC | Medical Necessity and Level of Care |
MSHCN | Members with Special Health Care Needs |
NF | Nursing Facility |
OT | Occupational Therapy |
OTA | Occupational Therapy Assistance |
PACE | Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly |
PAS | Personal Assistance Services |
PCN | Patient Control Number |
PCP | Primary Care Provider |
PCS | Personal Care Services |
PCS | Provider Claims Services |
PDN | Private Duty Nursing |
PES | Program Enrollment Support |
PHC | Primary Home Care |
PNA | Personal Needs Allowance |
POC | Plan of Care |
PPECC | Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Center |
PPS | Premiums Payable System |
PSU | Program Support Unit |
PT | Physical Therapy |
PTA | Physical Therapy Assistance |
QIT | Qualified Income Trust |
QMB | Qualified Medicare Beneficiary |
R&B | Room and Board |
RN | Registered Nurse |
RSDI | Retirement and Survivors Disability Insurance |
RUG | Resource Utilization Group |
SASO | Service Authorization System Online |
SC | Service Code |
SCSA | Significant Change in Status Assessment |
SDX | State Data Exchange |
SG | Service Group |
SLMB | Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries |
SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
SO | State Office |
SOC | Start of Care |
SOLQ | State On-Line Query |
SPT | Service Planning Team |
SRO | Service Responsibility Option |
SSA | Social Security Administration |
SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
SSN | Social Security Number |
SSPD | Special Services to Persons with Disabilities |
ST | Speech Therapy |
STAR | State of Texas Access Reform |
STAR+PLUS | State of Texas Access Reform Plus |
STAR+PLUS HCBS program | State of Texas Access Reform Plus Home and Community Based Services program |
STS | Supplemental Transition Support |
TAC | Texas Administrative Code |
TANF | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families |
TAS | Transition Assistance Services |
TDI | Texas Department of Insurance |
THSteps-CCP | Texas Health Steps – Comprehensive Care Program |
TIERS | Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System |
TMHP | Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership |
TOA | Type of Assistance |
TP | Type Program |
TPR | Third-Party Resource |
TW | Texas Works |
TxHmL | Texas Home Living |
UAP | Unlicensed Assistive Person |
UMCC | Uniform Managed Care Contract |
UMCM | Uniform Managed Care Manual |
WTPY | Wire Third Party Query |