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- AB xxx
Assembly Bill xxx
- ABA
Applied Behavior Analyst
- ACRC
Alta California Regional Center
- ADC
Adult Development Center
- ADL
Activities of daily living
- AFPF
Annual Family Program Fee
- ALJ
Administrative Law Judge
- APS
Adult Protective Services
- AR
Annual Review
- ARCA
Association of Regional Center Agencies
- ARFPSHN
Adult Residential Facility for Persons with Special Health Care Needs
- ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorder
- CAC
Client Advisory Committee
- CARF
International is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services.
- CARR
California Association of Residences for the Retarded
- CASA
Court Appointed Special Advocate Program
- CCF
Community Care Facility
- CCR
California Code of Regulations
- CCS
California Children Services
- CDC
Center for Disease Control
- CDER
Client Developmental Evaluation Report
- CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
- CHAMPUS
Civilian Health and Medical Programs of the Uniformed Services
- CHDP
Child Health and Disability Prevention Program
- CLR
Community Liaison Representative (at Developmental Centers)
- CMF
Client Master File
- CMH
Community Mental Health
- CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- CP
Cerebral palsy
- CPP
Community Placement Plan
- CPS
Child Protective Services
- DCH
Development Center for the Handicapped
- DD
Developmentally disabled
- DDS
Department of Developmental Services (California, State of)
- DOR
Department of Rehabilitation (California, State of)
- DSM-5
Fifth Edition Of The Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders
- DTT
Discrete Trial Training
- GHCSHN
Group Home for Children with Special Health Care Needs
- GMHC
Geographic Managed Health Care (program for Medi-Cal recipients)
- HCBS
Home and Community Based Services Waiver Program. Commonly referred to as “Medicaid Waiver”
- HR
Human Resources
- ICF-DD-H
Intermediate Care Facility- Developmentally Disabled-Habiiitatation
- ICF-DD-N
Intermediate Care Facility-Developmentally Disabled -Nursing
- ID
Intellectual Disability
- IEP
Individual Education Program
- IFSP
Individual Family Service Plan
- IHSS
In-Home Supportive Services
- ILS
Independent Living Services
- IPP
Individual Program Plan
- IQ
Intelligence Quotient
- ITP
Individual Transition Plan
- MIND Institute
Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders - UC DAVIS
- MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
- MW
Medicaid Waiver
- OAH
Office of Administrative Hearings
- OCRA
Office of Client Rights Advocacy (Protection & Advocacy Inc)
- OD
Officer of the Day
- OMB
Office of Management and Budget
- OT
Occupational Therapist
- P&l
Personal and Incidental Funds
- PAC
Provider Advisory Committee
- PARR
Parent At-Risk Report
- PDD
Pervasive Deficit Disorder
- PDD/NOS
Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified
- PFP
Parental Fee Program
- PHN
Public Health Nurse
- PKU
Phenylketonuria
- POS
Purchase of Service
- PT
Physical Therapist
- PTM
Planning Team Meeting
- RC
Regional Center
- RN
Registered Nurse
- ROP
Regional Occupational Programs
- RSP
Residential service provider
- RSST
Residential Specialized Services Training
- RT
Regional Transit
- SA
Social Assessment
- SANDIS
San Diego Information System - Regional Center Case Management Software System
- SB
Senate Bill (followed by number)
- SC
Service Coordinator - Primary regional center staff that supports clients and families
- SCDD
State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- SDC
State Developmental Center
- SELPA
Special Education Local Planning Area
- SLS
Supported Living Services
- SNF
Skilled Nursing Facility
- SSA
Social Security Administration
- SSDI
Social Security Disability Income
- SSI
Supplemental Security Income
- SSP
Supplemental Security Income I State Supplemental Payment
- UCD(MC)
University of California, Davis, Medical Center
- UCI
Unique Client Identifier
- UFS
Uniform Fiscal System - Regional Center Fiscal Accounting System