Acronyms List
AA - Affirmative Action also: Alcoholics Anonymous AAS - Aging and Adult Services AASD - Aging & Adult Services Division ABAWD - Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents ABAWDC - Able Bodied Adults Without Dependent Children ABE - Adult Basic Education ABR - AFDC Barrier Removal AC - Alternative Care ACS - Agency Collection System ACS - Alternative Community-Based Services ACCESS - Access to Child Care for Educational Support and Success ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act ADH - Administrative Disqualification Hearing ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADL - Activities of Daily Living ADP - Automated Data Processing AFC - Adult Foster Care AFCARS - Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System AFDC - Aid to Families with Dependent Children AFDC-UP - Aid to Families with Dependent Children - Unemployed Parent AHIC - At-Home Infant Care AMC - Association of Minnesota Counties AMSSA - Association of Minnesota Social Service Accountants AODA - Alcohol and other Drug Abuse AP - Absent Parent APD - Advanced Planning Document APS - Alternative Payment System AREERA - Agriculture Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act AREP - Authorized Representative ARMHS - Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services ARR - Annual Resident Review ASFA - Adoption and Safe Families Act ATP - Alternative to Placement Daycare BC - Broadway Center BCA - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension BEER - Beneficiary Earnings and Exchange Record BGSS - Block Grant for Social Services BI - Brain Injured BPD - Borderline Personality Disorder BRASS - Budgeting, Reporting and Accounting for Social Services BRS - Benefit Recovery System BSF - Basic Sliding Fee BWS - Battered Women's Shelter CA - Continued Absence CAC - Community Alternative Care Waiver/Community Alternatives for Children CADI - Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals CADL - Children’s Activities of Daily Living CAF - Combined Application Form CAFAS - Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale CAP - Community Action Program CBCL - Child Behavior Checklist CBHH - Community Behavioral Health Hospital CBP - County-based Purchasing CCAP - Child Care Assistance Program CCC - Communities Caring for Children CCD - Citizens with Disabilities CCDTF - Consolidated Chemical Dependency Treatment Fund CCM - Client Case Management CCMA - Child Care Management Application CCR&R - Child Care Resource & Referral CCSA - Children's & Community Services Act CD - Chemical Dependency CDCS - Consumer-Directed Community Supports CCDTF - Consolidated Chemical Dependency Treatment Fund CCSA - Children and Community Services Act CCSG - Children and Community Services Grant CCTS - Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports CDPD - Chemical Dependency Program Division CEP - Common Entry Point CEU - Continuing Education Units CFDA - Catalog of Domestic Assistance CFL - Children, Families & Learning CFR - Code of Federal Regulations also: County of Financial Responsibility CFSR - Child and Family Service Reviews CHB - Community Health Board CHCO - Children's Home Care Option ChIMHF - Children’s Integrated Mental Health Fund CHIPS - Children in need of Protection of Services CHP - Children's Health Plan CIP - Community Investment Program CLS - Community Living Services CM - Combined Manual CMIC - Central Minnesota Immunization Connection CMH - Community Memorial Hospital - also Children’s Mental Health CMHRS - Community Mental Health Reporting System CMR - Case Management Review CMS - Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services COBRA - Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act COCC - Certificates of Creditable Coverage COFARS - County Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards COLA - Cost of Living Adjustment CP - Cerebral Palsy CP - Child Protection CPA - Client Placement Authorization CPAT - County Performance Analysis Tool CPI - Consumer Price Index CPP - Concurrent Permanency Planning CPS - Child Protective Services CREST - Collaborative Resources Education Services Technology CRF - Change Report Form CRR - Continuing Reimbursement Review CRU - Crisis Receiving Unit CSED - Child Support Enforcement Division CSG - Consumer Support Grant CSIS - Community Services Information System CSMD - Community Supports for Minnesotans with Disabilities CSP - Community Support Program CSR - Client Summary Report CSS - Computer Support Systems CSSA - Community Social Services Act C&TC - Child And Teen Checkups CTSS - Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports CSV - Cash Surrender Value CVT - Center for Victims of Torture CWCDR - Child Welfare Client Detail Report CWEP - Community Work Experience Program CWT - Child Welfare Training CW-TCM - Child Welfare-Targeted Case Management CY - Calendar Year DA - Diversionary Assistance DA&A - Drug Addiction and/or Alcoholism DAANES - Drug and Alcohol Normative Evaluation System DAC - Developmental Achievement Centers DBM - Department of Behavioral Medicine DC - Day Care DCFL - Department of Children, Families and Learning DD - Developmental Disability DDCM - Developmental Disability Case Management DD-SILS - Developmental Disabilities Semi-Independent Living Services DEFRA - Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 DES - Department of Economic Security DFT - Distributed Function Terminal DHS - Department of Human Services DI - Disability Insurance DJT - Department of Jobs & Training DOC - Difficulty of care points used to set payment scale for Foster Parents DOC - Department of Corrections DOLI - Department of Labor and Industry DOS- Department of State DPA - Disproportionate Population Adjustment DPDD - Division for Persons with Developmental Disabilities DRA- Deficit Reduction Act DRG - Diagnosis Related Group Classification System DSM - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DT - Day Treatment DT - Delirium Tremens DT&H - Day Training and Habilitation DWP - Diversionary Work Program EA - Emergency Assistance - Families EAB - Enumeration at Birth EA-IFPS - Emergency Assistance-Intensive Family Preservation Services EAP - Employee Assistance Program EA-PS - Emergency Assistance Placement Services EAR - Emergency Assistance Reserve EBT - Electronic Benefit Transfer ECSS - Economic and Community Support Strategies EDP - Employability or Educational Development Plan EF - Enhanced Funds EFT – Electronic Funds Transfer EGA - Emergency General Assistance EGAMC - Emergency General Assistance Medical Care EHS - Elderly Housing with Services EIPS - Educational Institution Profile Sheet EITC - Earned Income Tax Credit EMA - Emergency Medical Assistance EMSA - Emergency Minnesota Supplemental Aid EMV - Estimated Market Value EO - Equal Opportunities EOMB - Explanation of Medical Benefits EP - Employment Plan EPSDT - Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment ER - Eligibility Review ES - Employment Services ESEA - Elementary & Secondary Education Act ESI- Employer Subsidized Insurance ESL - English as a Second Language E&T - Employment and Training EVS - Eligibility Verification System EW - Elderly Waiver FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome FBR - Federal Benefit Rate FCS - Food & Consumer Services FCSS - Family Community Support Services FFC - Family Foster Care FFP - Federal Financial Participation FFS- Fee-For-Service FFY - Federal Fiscal or Funding Year FGA - Family GA FIT- Families in Transition FMLA - Family & Medical Leave FMV - Fair Market Value FNS - Food and Nutrition Service FPA - Family Preservation Aid FPG - Federal Poverty Guidelines FPI - Fraud Prevention Investigation FPL- Federal Poverty Level FS - Food Stamps (Coupons) FSE - Fiscal Support Entity FSET - Food Stamp Employment & Training FSGP - Family Support Grant Program FSME - Food Support Management Evaluation FSNE - Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program FSP- Food Support Program FTE - Full-Time Equivalent FTROP - Federal Tax Refund Offset Program FW - Financial Worker GA - General Assistance GA-EA - General Assistance-Emergency Assistance GA-WR - General Assistance/Work Readiness Assistance GAMC - General Assistance Medical Care GD - Grant Diversion GED - General Equivalency Diploma GIT - Gross Income Test GPRA - Government Performance and Results Act GRH - Group Residential Housing HBMHS - Home-Based Mental Health Services HC - Health Care HCAP - Health Care Programs HCAPP - Health Care Application HCBS - Home and Community-Based Services HCBW - Home and Community Based Medicaid Waiver HCEA- Health Care Eligibility and Access HCFA - Health Care Financing Administration HCFC - Health Care for Families & Children HCO - Home and Community Options HCPC - Health Care Procedure Codes HIC - Health Insurance Counseling HIIF - Health Insurance Information Form HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HH - Hiawatha Hall HHS - Department of Health and Human Services HMO - Health Maintenance Organization HRA - Housing and Redevelopment Authority HRF - Household Report Form HSLA - Human Services Licensing Act HSMC - Hermits of St. Mary of Carmel HVMHC - Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center ICAMA - Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance ICF - Intermediate Care Facility ICF/MR - Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation ICP - Individual Counseling Plan ICPC - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children ICSP - Individual Community Support Plan ICTP - Individual Client Treatment Plan ICWA - Indian Child Welfare Act IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IEP - Individual Education Plan IEIC - Interagency Early Intervention Committee IEVS - Income and Eligibility Verification System IFA - Individualized Functional Assessment IFS - Intensive Family Services IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan IFPS - EA - Intensive Family Preservation Services - Emergency Assistance IHE - Inadvertent Household Error IHP - Individual Habilitation Plan IHS - Institute for Human Services IIIP- Individualized Interagency Intervention Plan IM - Income Maintenance IMD- Institution for Mental Disease IMRMS - Income Maintenance Random Moment System INS - Immigration and Naturalization Services IOC - Issuance Operations Center IP - Identified Patient IP - Incapacitated Parent IPAM - Introduction to Public Assistance and MAXIS IPP - Individual Program Plan/Injury Protection Program IPV - Intentional Program Violation IR - Income Review IRTS - Intensive Residential Treatment Services ISM - In-kind Support and Maintenance ISP - Individual Service Plan ITP - Individual Treatment Plan IV-A - Income Maintenance Unit IV-D - Child Support Collections - terms: ACP - Arrears Collection Project AIW - Automatic Income Withholding ALJ - Administrative Law Judge AP - Absent parent BLT - Blood Tests C&D - Confinement & Delivery expenses (birthing expenses) CEJ - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction CP - Custodial parent CSA - Child Support Aid CSES - Child Support Enforcement System CSO - Child Support Officer CSO-CSWEP - Child Support Obligor Community Service Work Experience Program CTSS - Children's Therapeutic Support Services DOP - Declaration of Parentage EL - Employer letter FPLS - Federal Parent Locate System IVR - Interactive Voice Response IW - Income Withholding NCP - Non-custodial parent NPA client - Non-public Assistance client OAH - Office of Administrative Hearings OCSE - Office of Child Support Enforcement OHP - Out of Home Placement OSR- Order to Show Cause PA Client - Public Assistance client PI - Project Intercept (Federal tax refund offset program) PM - Postmaster letter PRISM - Providing Resources to Improve Support in Minnesota ROP - Recognition of Parentage RR - Revenue Recapture (State tax refund offset program) RURESA - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement Support Act UIFSA - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act URESA - Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement Support Act TSO - Time Share Option IV-E - Federal Reimbursement For Out of Home Placement IV-E Foster Care - Foster Care cash paid under title IV-E IVP - Individual Vocational Plan JOBS - Job Opportunity and Basic Skills JOL - Judgment by Operation of Law JSSP - Job Search Support Plan J&T - Jobs & Training JTPA - Job Training Partnership Act LCTS - Local Collaborative Time Study LA - Living Arrangement LEC - Law Enforcement Center LEP - English Language Proficiency LIGSS - Local Intervention Grants for Self-Sufficiency LIHEAP - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program LMC - Labor Management Committee LMHA - Local Mental Health Authority LPR - Lawful Permanent Resident LSU - Local Service Unit LTC - Long-Term Care LTCC - Long Term Care Consultation Services LTCF - Long Term Care Facility MA - Medical Assistance (Medicaid or Title XIX) MA-AD - Medical Assistance-Aid to the Disabled MA-AFDC Related - Medical Assistance provided based on AFDC eligibility MA-BC - Medical Assistance for women with Breast or Cervical Cancer MA-BI - Medical Assistance-Aid to the Blind MACSSA - Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators MAE - Minnesota Adoption Exchange MA-EPD - Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities MAFAA - Minnesota Association of Financial Aid Administrators MA FFS - Medical Assistance Fee-for-Service MAI - Multiple Application Interface MA-ID - Medical Assistance-Identification Card MA-PD - Medicare Advantage -Prescription Drug Plan MAPS - Minnesota Accounting and Procurement System MAPW - Medical Assistance Pregnant Woman MA SSTS - Medical Non-Waiver Social Services Administration MATTS - Medicaid Administrative Tribal Time Study MAXIS - Public Assistance Eligibility computer system MBA - Minnesota Board on Aging MCCVS - Minnesota Center for Crime Victim Services MCHA - Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association MCO- Managed Care Organization MDA - Minnesota Department of Agriculture MDES - Minnesota Department of Economic Security MDH - Minnesota Department of Health ME - Management Evaluation MEC2 - Minnesota Electronic Child Care Information System Medicare Part A - Federal Health Insurance which covers hospital care, hospice care & home home health care Medicare Part B - Federal Health Insurance which covers doctor services, X-rays, laboratory services, medical supplies and medical supplies MEPA - Multiethnic Placement Act METO - Minnesota Extended Treatment Options MFAP - Minnesota Food Assistance Program MFIP - Minnesota Family Investment Program MFIP-S - Minnesota Family Investment Program-Statewide MFPP - Minnesota Family Planning Program MGD - Minnesota Grant Diversion for AFDC MGDPA - Minnesota Government Data Practices Act MGSFP - “Minnesota Grown” Supplemental Food Program MH - Mental Health MHCP - Minnesota Health Care Program MHFA - Minnesota Housing Finance Agency MH-TCM - Mental Health - Targeted Case Management MI - Mental Illness MIFPA - Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act MIIC - Minnesota Immunization Information Connection MIS - Management Information System MLB - MinnesotaCare Limited Benefit MMIS - Medicaid Management Information System MnDHO - Minnesota Disability Health Options MNET - Minnesota Non-Emergency Transportation MOE - Maintenance Effort MOU - Memorandums of Understanding MPD - Multiple Personality Disorder MR - Mentally Retarded/Mental Retardation MR /RC - Mental Retardation or Related Condition MSA - Minnesota Supplemental Aid MSC - Minnesota Senior Care MSCU - Minnesota State Colleges and University MSHO - Minnesota Senior Health Options MSN - Maintenance Special Needs MSP - Medicare Savings Program MSPPTC - Minnesota Sexual Psychopathic Personality Treatment Center MSSA - Minnesota Social Service Association MTED - Minnesota Trade and Economic Development NA - Narcotics Anonymous NCANDS - National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System NF - Nursing Facility NFCSP - National Family Caregiver Support Program NPA - Non-public Assistance OBRA - Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCR - Office for Civil Rights OCSE - Office of Child Support Enforcement OEO - Office for Equal Opportunity OHC - Other Health Coverage OJT - On the Job Training OMB - Office of Management and Budget OOHP - Out-of-Home Placement OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration PA - Prior Authorization PAI - Participant Access Index PAID - Program Assessment and Integrity Division PAS - Preadmission Screening PAS/ACG - Preadmission Screening/Alternative Care Grants Program PAS/ARR - Preadmission Screening/Annual Resident Review PASS - Plan to Achieve Self Support PATH - Professional Association of Treatment Homes PATS - Placing Agency Time Study PCA - Personal Care Attendant PCNL - Primary Care Network Listing PCPO - Personal Care Provider Organization PD - Police Department PDN - Private Duty Nursing PDP - Prescription Drug Program PET - Payment Eligibility Test PFP - Personal Futures Planning PGAMCP - Prepaid General Assistance Medical Care Program PHI - Protected Health Information PHN - Public Health Nursing PI - Policy Inquiry or Policy Interpretation PIC - Private Industry Council PICKLE - Unearned Income disregard for certain MA clients PIN - Personal Identification Number PIP- Performance Improvement Plan PMAP - Prepaid Medical Assistance Program PMC - Parent of a Minor Caretaker PMI - Person Master Index PMM - Psychotropic Medication Monitoring PMQI - Performance Measurement & Quality Control Improvement POS - Point of Sale PP - Placement Plan PPP - Parallel Protection Plan PPS - Pre-Petition Screening PPS - Prospective Payment System PRI- Provider Rate Increase PRO - Peer Review Organization PRUCOL - Permanently Residing Under Color of Law PRWORA - Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 PSOP - Parent Support Outreach Program PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder PWE - Principal Wage Earned or Primary Wage Earner QAR - Quality Assurance Review QC - Quality Control QES - Quality Enhancement Section QI - Qualified Individual QMB - Qualified Medicare Beneficiary QMRP - Qualified Mental Retardation Professional QWD - Qualified Working Disabled Adult RCA - Refugee Cash Assistance also: Relative Custody Assistance RCS - Residential Care Services RDC - Refugee Data Center REM - Robert E. Miller (Corporate Provider) RFP - Request for Proposal RHW - Relative Hardship Waiver RMA - Refugee Medical Assistance RPPR - Recipient Prepaid Rate RRP - Refugee Resettlement Program RRS - Regional Resource Specialist RSC - Regional Services Center RSDI - Retired Survivors Disability Insurance RSS - Regional Services Specialist RTC - Regional Treatment Center Rule 12 - Grant funding Rule 36 facilities Rule 25 - Chemical Dependency Consolidated Funding Rule 36 - Residential Group Homes for Adult MI Rule 38 - Day Training & Habilitation Services Rule 43 - Chemical Dependency Outpatient Treatment Program Rule 79 - Mental Illness Case Management Rule 185 - DD Case Management RUM - Refugee Unaccompanied Minor SA - Service Agreement SACTAD - Service Agreement Correction Turnaround Document SAIC - Sexual Assault Interagency Council SAIL - Senior Agenda for Independent Living SALT - Supervised Apartment Living Training SAM - Security Access Management System SAPSNF - Statewide Average Payment Rate for Skilled Nursing Facilities SAVE - Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements SDLI - Same Day Local Issuance SDM- Structured Decision-Making SDP - Sexually Dangerous Person - also Senior Drug Program SDX - State Data Exchange SEAGR - Social Services Expenditure and Grant Reconciliation SED - Severe Emotional Disturbance SEID - Self Employment Investment Demonstration SELF - Support for Emancipation and Living Functionally SEMAAA - SE Minnesota Area Agency on Aging SEMCAC - SE Minnesota Community Action Council SEMCIL - SE Minnesota Center for Independent Living SEMEDP- SE MN ElderCare Development Partnership SEMMCHRA - SE Minnesota Multi-County Housing & Redevelopment Authority SEP - Supported Employment Program SFY - State Fiscal Year SILS - Supervised Independent Living Services for Adults with DD SIR - Systems Information Repository SLL - Senior LinkAge Line (1-800-333-2433) SLMB - Service Limited Medicare Beneficiary SLS - Supervised Living Service SMI - Shared Master Index SMIRC - SE Minnesota Information & Referral Center SMRLS - SE Minnesota Regional Legal Services SMRT - State medical review team appointed to determine disability SNF - Skilled Nursing Facility SNP - Special Needs Plan SNV - Skilled Nursing Visit SOBRA - Second Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1986 SOCS - State-Operated Residential Programs SOS - State Operated Services (formerly RTC - Regional Treatment Centers) SPA - State Planning Agency SPMI - Serious and Persistent Mental Illness SPP - Sexual Psychopathic Personality SPS - State Public School SRU - Special Recovery Unit SSA - Social Security Administration SSDI - Social Security Disability Insurance SSI - Supplemental Security Income SSIMS - Social Service Information & Management System SSIS - Social Services Information System SSN - Social Security Number SSTS - Social Service Time Study STRIDE - Success Through Reaching Individual Development & Employment STS - Sentencing to Service SVES QURY - State Verification Exchange Query TAAA - Trade Adjustment Assistance Act TANF - Temporary Assistance to Needy Families TAP - Chemical Dependency Treatment Accountability Act TAP - Telephone Assistance Plan TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury TBIW - Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver TBIW-NF - Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver for Nursing Facility Level Clients TCC - Transitional Child Care TCM - Targeted Case Management TDA - Tardive Dyskinesia Assessment TEAM - Time for Effective Action on Maltreatment of Minors TEFRA - Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (Children's Home Care Option) TIP - Targeted Intervention Project Title IV-A - AFDC Title IV-B - Section of Social Security Act Title IV-D - Child Support for AFDC Title IV-E - AFDC Foster Care Title IXX - Medicaid Title V - Child Maternal Health (Services to Children with Handicaps) Title XI - Demonstration Grants Title XIX - Medicaid or Medical Assistance Title XVI - Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Title XVIII - Medicare Title XX - Social Services TPL - Third Party Liability TPQY - Third Party Query User Card System TPR - Termination of Parental Rights TPS - Temporary Protected Status TrOOP - True-out-of-pocket expenses TQR - Technical Quality Review TSFC - Therapeutic Support of Foster Care TSO - Time Share Option TY - Transition Year TYE - Transition Year Extension TYCC - Transitional Year Child Care TYMA - Transitional Year Medical Assistance TYSA - Transition Year Set-Aside UC - Unemployment Compensation UME - Unusual Medical Expense UNVI - Unverified Unearned Income UP - Unemployed Parent UIFSA - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act URM - Unaccompanied Refugee Minor USCIS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USDA - Federal Food Stamp Administration VA - Veterans Administration VAA - Vulnerable Adults Act VA/DD TCM - Vulnerable Adults/Adult DD Target VOLAG - Local Resettlement Voluntary Agency WCC - Winona Counseling Clinic WDAP - Winona Domestic Assault Project WEP - Work Experience Participant WIS - Welfare Information System WORC - Winona Occupational Rehabilitation Center WR - Work Readiness WVS - Winona Volunteer Services ZVCRU - Zumbro Valley Crisis Receiving Unit MEDICAL ACRONYMS AROM - Active Range of Motion ASAP - As soon as possible AVG - Average BCP - Behavior Control Management Program BDL - Borderline b.i.d. - twice daily B.P. - Blood pressure Bender - Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test CA - Chronological Age cap(s) - capsule(s) CAT Scan - computerized axial tomography ∆ - Changes CBC - completed blood count cm. - centimeter c/o - complains of DE - Date of Entitlement DME/DMS - Durable medical Equipment and Supply Providers DOB - Date of Birth DON - Director of Nursing DNR - Do not Resuscitate Dx - Diagnosis EEG - Electroencephalogram EENT - eye, ear, nose, throat EKG (ECG) - Electrocardiogram E.R. - Emergency Room Eval - Evaluation ExC - Extended Care FBS - Fasting Blood Sugar FS - Full Scale FYI - For your information GAL - Guardian ad Litem G.I. - gastro-intestinal gm. - gram HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus H/O - History of h.s. - hour of sleep, at bedtime H & P - History & Physical Exam Hypo - hypodermically I & O - intake & output I.M. - intramuscularly IV - intravenously mg. - milligram MLD - Mild MOD - Moderate MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging NB - Neurobehavioral neg. - negative NH - Nursing Home NKA - no known allergies OBS - Organic Brain Syndrome OT - Occupational Therapy P - Pulse p.c. - after meals, after food PDD - Pervasive Developmental Disorder P.E. - Physical Examination pos. - positive post-op. - after surgery PP - Protective Placement PPVT - Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test PPVT-A - Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (Form A) PPVT-B - Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (Form B) PPVT-R(L) - Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised, Form L PPVT-R(M) - Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test - Revised, Form M pre.op. - before surgery p.r.n. - as needed PRO - Profound PT - Physical Therapy q. - every q.d. - every day q.h. - every hour q.i.d. - four times a day QMRP - Qualified Mental Retardation Professional q.o.d. - every other day R. or Resp. - Respiration R.B.C. - Red Blood Cell Count ROM - Range of Motion RT - Recreation Therapist Rx - Treatment/Prescription S-B - Stanford-Binet S-B-LM - Stanford-Binet, Form LM S-B IV - Stanford-Binet, Fourth Edition SD - Standard Deviation SEV - Severe SIB - Self-injurious Behavior SOB - Shortness of Breath SS - Social Security stat. - immediately, at once SW - Social Worker T or temp. - temperature tab(s) - tablet(s) t.i.d. - three times a day T.P.R. - Temperature, Pulse, Respiration TX - Treatment UA - Urinalysis UD - Unit Director UR - Utilization Review URI - Upper Respiratory Infection UTI - Urinary Tract Infection VABS - Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale Vineland - Vineland Social Maturity Scale WAIS - Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised WBC - White Blood Count w/c, wh/ch - wheelchair w/d, W/D - well developed w/f, W/F - white female w/m, W/M - white male w/n, W/N - well nourished WISC - Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children WISC-R - Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised WISC-III - Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Third Edition WNL - within normal limits WRAT - Wide Range Achievement Test MEDICAL SYMBOLS *2° - secondary ↑ - up, elevated, increase ↓ - down, below, decrease @ - at L - left R - right - dram (dr.) - ounce (oz.) ss - one half (1/2) + - plus, positive − - minus, negative ° - degree c - with s - without ø - no or not m - murmur ≅ - approximately equal to ∴ - therefore |