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A

A&R Associate and Return.
A/P Absent Parent.
AA Alcoholics Anonymous
AA Area Administrator
AAA Area Agency on Aging
AAFS Aging and Adult Field Services
AAG Assistant Attorney General
AAP American Academy of Pediatrics
AB Aid to the Blind
ABAWD Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents
ABBR Abbreviation
ABD Aged, Blind, Disabled.
ABE Adult Basic Education
AC Applicant Custodian
AC Attendant Counselor
ACCH Association for the Care of Children's Health
ACCT Account
ACD Agency Contracts Database
ACES Automated Client Eligibility System
ACF Administration for Children & Families
ACK Acknowledge, Acknowledgement
ACLU American Civil Liberties Union
ACO Alternate Care Office
ACP Address Confidentiality Program.
ACRS Asian Counseling and Referral Service
ACSW American Council of Social Workers
ACYF Administration for Children, Youth & Families (federal)
ADA The American with Disabilities Act.
ADATSA Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Treatment and Support Act
ADC Adult Day Care
ADDL Additional
ADDR Address
ADH Administrative Disqualification Hearing
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADJ Adjust, Adjustment, Adjudicative
ADM Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health
ADMIN Administrative
ADP Average Daily Population
ADSA Aging & Disability Services Administration
AE Administrative Error Over Issuance
AF Alleged Father
AFB Application for Benefits
AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AFDC-E Aid to Family with Dependent Children -Employable
AFDC-FC Aid to Families with Dependent Children Foster Care
AFDC-R Aid to Families with Dependent Children - Regular
AFF Affidavit
AFH Adult Family Home
AFRS Agency Financial Reporting System
AFRSITAS Agency Financial Reporting System Treasure Accounting System
AFS Adult Field Services
AG Attorney General
AGDO Agreed Order
AH Administrative Hearings (adjudicative proceedings), AP Payment History screen
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIHC American Indian Health Committee
AKA Also Known As
AL Alternative Living
AL Annual Leave
AL Authorized Leave
ALF Assisted Living Facility
ALJ Administrative Law Judge
AMA American Medical Association
AMIWS Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Washington State
AMT Amount
ANA American Nurses Association
ANON Anonymous
ANS Answer
AO Administrative Order
AOA Administration on Aging
AP Absent Parent (Aka noncustodial Parent NCP)
APA Administrative Procedure Act
APP Adolescent Parenting Programs
APP Application, Adolescent Parenting Programs
APPROX Approximately
APPT Appointment
APS Adult Protective Services
APTA American Physical Therapy Association
APTD Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled
AR Administrative Review
AR Applicant Recipient
ARC Adult Residential Care
ARC Association of Retarded Citizens
ARCF Adult Residential Care Facility
AREN Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs
ARENA Adoption Resource Exchange of North America
ARNP Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
ARP Alternative Residential Placement
ARPP Alternate Residential Placement Petition
ARRC Adult Residential Rehabilitation Center
ARRS Arrears, Arrearages
ARS Alternate Response System
ART Administrative Review Team
ARTF Adult Residential Treatment Facility
ARY At-Risk-Youth
ASAP As Soon As Possible
ASD Administrative Services Division
ASFA Adoption and Safe Families Act (1997) (Federal)
ASGD Assigned
ASL American Sign Language
ASSN Associate
ASST Assistant
ASTAC Administrative Support Training Advisory Commission
ATP Adult Training Program
ATP Authorization to Participate
ATS Adult Training Specialist
ATT Attachment
ATTN Attention
ATTY Attorney
AU Assistance Unit
AUD Auditor
AUTO-LOC Auto Locate Program
AV Adjustment Voucher
AVG Average

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B

BAH Basic Allowance for Housing
BAL Balance
BAH Basic Allowance for Housing
BAQ Basic Allowance for Quarters
BAS Basic Allowance for Subsistence
BARS Budgeting, Accounting, and Reporting System
BC Basic Case Screen
BC Birth Certificate
BCS Bureau of Children’s Services
BD Blood Draw
BEER Beneficiary Earning Exchange Record
BEG Benefit Error Group
BENDEX Beneficiary and Earnings Data Exchange
BENT Benton/Franklin Program
BEOG Basic Education Opportunity Grant
BH Basic Health
BHL Boarding Home Listing
BHP Basic Health Plan
BHP Plus Basic Health Plan Plus
BI Basic Individual Screen
BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs
BKKPR Book Keeper
BKRPT Bankrupt, Bankruptcy
BL Black Lung
BLDG Building
BLS Basic Life Support
BNHA Bureau of Nursing Home Affair
BOA Board of Appeals
BPCH Bureau of Parent-Child Health
BT Blood Test
BTC Basic Training Camp

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C

C/O Care Of
C/W Complaining Witness
CA Children's Administration
CA Comprehensive Assessment
CA Continuing Assistance
CA/N Child Abuse and/or Neglect
CAC Community Action Council
CAC Community Alcoholism Center
CALC Calculation
CAMDY Citizen Advocates for Mentally Disturbed Youth(Bellingham)
CAMIG Community Action for the Mentally III Offender
CAMIS Case and Management Information System
CAN Claim Account Number
CAP Community Alternative Program
CAP Corrective Action Plan
CAP Cost Allocation Plan
CAPTA Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
CARE Comprehensive Assessment Reporting Evaluation
CARES Comprehensive Adult Resources Evaluation Sys
CARS Selma R. Carson Home
CASA Coordinated Community AIDS Service Alternative
CASA Court Appointed Special Advocate
CASSP Child & Adolescent Services System Project
CATS Client Activity Tracking System
CB Call Back, Credit Bureau
CB & G Capital Buildings and Grounds
CBD Conference Board
CBE Childbirth Education
CBT Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CC Case Comment
CC Child Care
CCCS Consumer Credit Counseling Service
CCF Congregate Care Facility
CCF Contracted Community Facility
CCP Community Commitment Program
CCS Central Contract Services
CCS Crippled Children's Services
CCS Crisis Counseling Services
CCU Contract Coordinating Unit
CD Communication Disordered
CD Connect Direct
CDC Center for Disease Control(Atlanta)
CDC Chronic Disease Control
CDDA Chemical Dependency Disposition Alternative
CDL Commercial Drivers License
CDMHP County Designated Mental Health Professional
CDMRC Child Developmental & Mental Retardation Center(UW)
CEAP Consolidated Emergency Assistance Program
CEC Council for Exceptional Children
CERT Certify, Certified, Certification
CETA Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
CEU Central Enrollment Unit
CF Case Financial Screen
CF Community Facility
CFO Current Field Office
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CFS Current and Future Support
CH Case Payment History Screen, Child
CH Chapter
CHAP Children's Hospitalization Alterative Program
CHDD Center on Human Development and Disability
CHG Change
CHILD Children's Institute for Learning Differences
CHINS Child in Need of Services
CHIP Children’s Health Insurance Program
CHMC Children's Hospital and Medical Center
CHRIS County Health Reporting Information System
CHS Center for Health Statistics
CHSW Children's Home Society of Washington
CICC County Interagency Coordinating Council
CIR Critical Incident Report
CJ Community Jobs
CJS Consolidated Juvenile Services
CK Check
CLID Client ID
CLID Client Identification number
CLIP Children's Long Term Inpatient Program
CLK Clerk
CLO Claims Officer
CPI Clothing and Personal Incidentals
CLT Clinical Laboratory Technician
CM Case Manager
CM Certified Mail
CMA Clothing Maintenance Allowance
CMHC Community Mental Health Center
CMHIS Community Mental Health Information System
CMRR Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMSO Center for Medicaid & State Operations
CMSUP Case Manager Supervisor
CN Canary Notice, Categorically Needy
CN Categorically Needy
CNIL Categorically Needy Income Level
CNSO Consent Order
CO Central Office
CO Change Order
CO Court Order, County Company
COA Change Of Address
COB Close of Business
COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
COH Children's Orthopedic Hospital
COH Services to Children in their Own Home
COLA Cost of Living Adjustment
COMB Combined
COMP Compute, Computation
CONT Continue
COOP Cooperation, Cooperative
COPES Community Options Program Entry System
CORP Corporation
CP Cerebral Palsy
CP Claims Processing
CP Concurrent Planning
CP Custodial Parent
CPA Child Placement Agency
CPC Community Psychiatric Center
CPE Certified Public Expenditures
CPG Child Placement Guidelines
CPHSN Community Public Health and Safety Networks
CPI Clothing and Personal Incidentals
CPR Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation
CPS Child Protective Services
CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPT Child Protection Team
CPU Central Processing Unit
CQ Classification Questionnaire
CR Credit, Cross Reference Screen
CRA Community Risk Assessment
CRC Community Resource Coordinator
CRC Crisis Residential Center
CRN Certified Registered Nurse
CRP College Recruitment Program
CRP Community Residential Placement
CRQ Client Review Questionnaire
CRSC Community Residential Services Association
CRU Community Relations Unit
CRU Complaint Resolution Unit
CS Community Spouse
CS Child Support, Current Support
CSA Community Services Administration
CSB Community Services for the Blind
CSC Community Services Center
CSCDHH Community Services Center for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
CSD Community Services Division
CSDB Client Services Data Base
CSE Child Support Enforcement; (Other states' IV_D agencies)
CSENET Child Support Enforcement Network
CSHCN Children with Special Health Care Needs
CSIS Community Services Information System
CSO Community Services Office
CSOA Community Services Office Administrator
CSOIS Community Services Office Information System
CSP Community Support Program
CSTC Child Study and Treatment Center
CSV Cash Surrender Value
CSVM Community Service Voicemail
CSW Completed Staff Work
CT Compensatory Time
CT Court
CTED Community, Trade and Economic Development
CTS Career Transition Services
CUP Chemically Using Pregnant
CUR Current
CUST Custodian, Custodial, Custody
CVCF Canyon View State Community Facility
CVGH Canyon View Group Home
CUP Chemically Using Pregnant
CW Case Worker
CWEP Community Work Experience Program
CWS Child Welfare Services
CWS College Work Study
CWTAP Child Welfare Training and Advancement Program
CWW Compressed Work Week
CY Copy
CYFS Children, Youth and Family Services

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S
D&O Decision & Order
D/A Drug/Alcohol
DA Data Administration
DA Disability Assistance
DA District Administrator, District Attorney
DAB Department of Appeals Board
DAC Disabled Adult Child Benefits(SSA benefit)
DAC Disaster Assistance Center
DAEO Division of Access and Equal Opportunity
DAPO Drug Abuse Prevention Office
DAS Daily Activity Schedule
DASA Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse
DB Deaf-Blindness
DBA Doing Business As
DBT Dialectic Behavioral Therapy
DCA Diversion Cash Assistance
DCC Day Care Center
DCCEL Division of Child Care & Early Learning
DCD Department of Community Development
DCFS Division of Children and Family Services
DCP Disabled Children's Program
DCS Division of Child Support
DCS Division of Client Services
DCTED Department of Community Trade and Economic Development
DD Developmentally Disability or Delay
DD Developmentally Disabled
DDA Developmental Disabilities Administrator
DDC Developmental Disabilities Council
DDD Division of Developmental Disabilities
DDDS Division of Disability Determination Services
DDPC Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
DDRSA Developmental Disabilities Residential Services Assoc.
DDS Developmental Disabilities Specialist
DEAP Division of Employment & Assistance Programs
DEC Decision, Declaration, Decree
DEC Division of Early Childhood
DECOD Dental Care of the Disabled
DEF Default, Defendant, Deferred
DEL Delivered, Delivery
DEM Department of Emergency Management
DEP Dependent
DEPT Department
DESC Downtown Emergency Services Center(Morrison Shelter)
DEV Deviation
DFI Division of Fraud Investigations
DFO Disaster Field Offices
DFSP Disaster Food Stamp Program
DH Disbursement History screen
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
DHSC Downtown Human Services Council
DHSQ Division of Health Standards and Quality
DHSQS Division of Health Standards and Quality Support
DIA Division of Income Assistance
DIFF Different
DIR Disability Insurance Benefit
DIS Department of Information Services
DIST District
DISTR Distribute, Distributor, Distribution
DIV Division, Divorce
DJR Division of Juvenile Rehabilitation
DLR Division of Licensed Resources
DLR/CPS Division of Licensed Resources/Child Protective Services(Investigates abuse and neglect complaints in licensed homes or facilities
DM District Manager
DME Durable Medical Equipment
DMH Division of Mental Health
DMHP Designated Mental Health Professional
DMIO Dangerous Mentally Ill Offender
DMOS Division of Management & Operations Support
DMV Department of Motor Vehicles
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DNR Department of Natural Resources
DNS Director of Nursing Services
DO Department Order
DOB Date of Birth
DOC Department of Corrections
DOD Department of Defense
DOE Department of Ecology
DOE Department of Education
DOE Department of Energy
DOG Distribution Over Grant
DOH Department of Health
DOL Department of Licensing
DOP Department of Personnel
DOR Department of Revenue
DORA Division of Refugee Assistance
DOS Disk Operating System
DOSA Division of Substance Abuse
DPRE Division of Program Research & Evaluation
DPS Delinquency Prevention Services
DPS Division of Program Support
DPS Division of Provider Services
DR Doctor
DRA Deficit Reduction Act; $50 pass through
DRG Diagnostic Related Group
DRIC Disabilities Research and Information Coalition
DRS Department of Retirement Systems
DRS Disqualified Recipient System
DSB Department of Services for the Blind
DSH Disproportionate Share Hospital
DSHS Department of Social Health Services
DSM Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
DSM IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, version 4
DT Day Treatment
DTP Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
DUP Duplicate
DV Domestic Violence
DVA Department of Veterans Affairs
DVR Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
DYS Dyslins Boys Ranch

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E

E&T Employment and Training
EA Each, Emergency Assistance
EA Emergency Assistance
EAA Earliest Accrued Arrears
EAB Enumeration At Birth project
EAD Employment Authorization Document
EAS Employee Advisory Services
EA-Z Eligibility A-Z Manual
EBT Electronic Benefits Transfer
ECDAW Early Childhood Developmental Association of Washington
ECEAP Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program
ECF Extended Care Facility
ECP Exceptional Cost Plan
ECT Electro Convulsive Therapy(often called Shock Therapy)
ED&TD Employee Development and Training Division
EDD Expected Date of Delivery (unborn)
EDD Expected Due Date
EEA Emergency Employment Act
EEU Experimental Education Unit
EFA Education for All, Epilepsy Foundation of America
EFT Electronic Funds Transfer
EGCC Echo Glen Children's Center
EHM Electronic Home Monitoring
EIN Employer Identification Number
EITC Earned Income Tax Credit
EITO Earned Income Tax Credit
EL Executive Leadership
ELS Evergreen Legal Services
EM Electronic Monitoring
EMER Emergency Medical Expense Requirement
EMFS Economic and Medical Field Services
EMP Employer, Employed, Employee
EMS Emergency Medical Services
EMT Emergency Medical Technician
ENC Enclosed, Enclosure, Encumbrance
ENF Enforce, Enforcement
EOB End-of-Biennium
EOE Equal Opportunity Employer
EOG Educational Opportunity Grant
EOMB Explanation of Medical Benefits
EP Employability Plan
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPE Employee Performance Evaluation
EPIC External Publications/Internal Communications
EPP Employment Partnership Program
EPS Employment Placement Services
EPSDT Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment (Kid screen)
ER Eligibility Review
ERP Employer Reporting Program
ERS Education & Rehabilitation Services
ES Employment Security
ESA Economic Services Administration
ESAC Economic Services Advisory Committee
ESD Department of Employment Security
ESD Educational Service District
ESD Employee Services Division
ESD Employment Security Department
ESE Extended Sheltered Employment
ESH Eastern State Hospital
ESL English as a Second Language
ESLMB Expanded Special Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary
EST Established
ETP Exception to Policy
ETR Exception to Rule
EV Equity Value
EWU Eastern Washington University
EXEC Executive
EXP Expire, Expires, Expired, Expense

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F

F Filed
F/AR Former AR
F1 HA Federal I Housing Authority
FA Father
FACMT Family Advocacy Case Management Team(Military)
FAD Fraud Abuse and Detection
FAE Fatal Alcohol Effect
FAMCO Federal Aid Medical Care Only
FAP Food Assistance Program
FAS Fatal Alcohol Syndrome
FASB Financial Accounting Standards Board
FBR Federal Benefit Rate
FC Family Characteristic Code
FC Foster Care
FCA Food Coupon Authorization
FCC Federal Communication Commission
FCO Federal Coordinating Officer
FCR Facility Contracted Rate
FCRN Foster Care Resource Network
FDAA Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
FDP Food Distribution Program
FEA Federal Emergency Assistant
FELP Family Education Loan Program
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEPP Family Educator Partnership Project
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Agency
FFH Family Foster Homes
FFK Family for Kids
FFP Federal Financial Participation
FFY Federal Fiscal Year
FGI Foster Grandparent
FGP Foster Grandparents Program
FH Foster Home
FHA Farmers Home Administration
FHA Federal Housing Authority
FHC Fair Hearing Coordinator
FHL Fair Hearing Liaison
FHMC Frances Haddon Morgan Center
FHSS Family Homes Support Services
FI Field Interview
FI Field Investigator
FIA Freedom of Information Act
FICA Federal Insurance Contributions Act
FIDM Financial Institutional Data Match
FIPIS Family Independence Program Information System
FIPS Federal Information Processing Standards
FIT Family Integrated Treatment
FLCS Facility Licensing and Certification System
FMHA Farmers' Home Administration
FMLA Family Medical Leave Act
FMR Former
FMS Financial Maintenance System
FMV Fair Market Value
FNS Food and Nutrition Service (USDA)
FO Field Office
FO Field Order
FOE Forwarding Order Expired
FORS Felony Offender Reporting System
FOS From Out of State
FP Family Planning
FPAWS Foster Parents Association of Washington State
FPC Family Policy Council
FPD Fire Protection District
FPL Federal Poverty Level
FPLS Federal Parent Locator Service
FPR Facility Private Rate
FPS Family Planning Services
FQHC Federally Qualified Health Clinic
FR First Responder
FRC Family Resources Coordination
FRED Fraud Early Detection
FRH Family Receiving Homes
FRS Family Reconciliation Services
FRS Financial Responsibility Study
FS Field Services
FS Fircrest School
FS Food Stamps
FSAS Food Stamp Accounting System
FSCC First Steps Childcare
FSD Food Stamp Disqualification
FSE&T Food Stamp Employment & Training
FSET Food Stamp Employment & Training automated system
FSID Food Stamp Identification card
FSMSR Food Stamp Monthly Status Report
FSO Field Services Office
FSP Food Stamp Program
FSP Future Support Payment
FSS Financial Services Specialist
FSSU Field Services Support Unit
FST Financial Services Technician
FSW Field Services Worker
FTEs Full-Time Equivalents
FUP Family Unity Program
FWD Forward, Forwarded
FY 03 Fiscal Year 2003

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G

GA Department of General Administration
GA General Assistance
GACHA Governor’s Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
GAL Guardian Ad Litem
GAN General Assistance Non-continuing
GA-H General Assistance - Children with a Legal Guardian
GA-S General Assistance - Pregnancy
GA-U General Assistance - Unemployable
GA-X General Assistance - Expedited Medicaid
GC Group Care
GCO Grant Coordinating Officer
GED General Educational Development (tests), General Equivalency Diploma
GH Group Health
GH Group Home
GHEC Governor’s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped
GHS Green Hill School
GHTS Green Hill Training School
GIA Grant-in-aid
GJJAC Governors Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
GMAP Government, Management, Accountability and Performance
GME General Medical Examination
GOVT Government
GRFS Griffin Sex Offender Program
GRIF Griffin Home
GSL Guaranteed Student Loan

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H

H5130 Health Services Branch Office
HA Home Aid
HAZCOM Hazard Communications Program
HB Healthy Mothers-Healthy Babies
HBS Home Based Services
HCDA Housing and Community Development
HCFA Health Care Financing Administration
HCS Home & Community Services
HCSO Home & Community Services Office
HFW Health Field Worker
HH Household
HHS Department of Health and Human Services (Federal)
HI Hearing Impaired
HI Hospital Insurance
HIC Health Insurance Claim number
HIO Health Insuring Organization
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
HIS Hospital Information System
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HM-HB Healthy Mothers-Healthy Babies
HO Healthy Options
HMO Health Maintenance Organization
HOH Head of Household
HPA Habilitation Plan Administrator
HPIT High Priority Infant Tracking System
HPS Health Program Specialist
HQ Headquarters
HRA Human Resource Assistant
HRC Human Rights Commission
HRD Human Resource Development
HRDIS Human Resource Development Information System
HRSA Health and Recovery Services Administration
HS High School
HS Homemaker Services
HSA Health Systems Agency
HSD Health Services Division
HSS Home Support Specialist
HUD Housing and Urban Development (Federal)
HUSB Husband
HV Home Visit
HWD Healthcare for Workers with Disabilities Program

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I

I&A Information and Assistance
I&R Information and Referral
IA Individual Address Screen
IAR Inter-Agency Reimbursement
IAR Interim Assistance Reimbursement
IAS Intake/Assessment Services
IBP Institutional Building Program
IC Interstate Compact
ICD International Classification of Diseases
ICF Intermediate Care Facility
ICF/MR Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded
ICJ Interstate Compact on Juveniles
ICLS Interim Client Locator System
ICM Infant Case Management
ICMS Incapacity Case Management System
ICPC Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
ICS Integrated Client System
ICW Indian Child Welfare
ICWA Indian Child Welfare Act
ICWAC Indian Child Welfare Advisory Committee
ID Identification
IDA Individual Development Account
IDEA Part B Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDEA Part C Individuals with Disabilities
IE Intentional Error
IEP Individual Education Plan
IEVS Income and Eligibility Verification System
IF Interface Forms
IFG Individual and Family Grant
IFPS Intensive Family Preservation Services
IFSP Individualized Family Service Plan
IHE Inadvertent Household Error
IHHCR Intensive Home Health Care Review
IHP Individual Habilitation Plan
IHS Indian Health Services
IJ Initiating Jurisdiction
IL Independent Living
ILP Independent Living Plan
ILR Independent Living Rehabilitation
IMD Institution for Mental Disease
IMR Institution for Mentally Retarded
INA Immigrant and Nationality Act
INC Income, Incorporated
INCL Include, Including, Inclusive
INEL Ineligible
INFO Information
INIT Initial, Initiating
INS Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS Insurance
INT Interest
IOC Inspection of Care
IP Intensive Parole
IPAC Indian Policy Advisory Council
IPP Individual Provider Program
IPSA Intensive Parole Supervision Assessment
IPSS Indian Policy and Support Services
IPV Intentional Program Violation
IQ Intelligence Quotient
IR In Residence
IR Incident Report
IR Income Report
IR Interstate Regulations
IRA Individual Retirement Account
IRA Investigative Risk Assessment
IRAB Information Resource Advisory Board
IRB Institutional Review Board
IRCA Immigration Reform & Control Act
IRI Information Resource Improvement
IRM Information Resource Management
IRP Individual Responsibility Plan
IRS Internal Revenue Service
IRT Incapacity Review Team
IRYC Indian Ridge Youth Camp
IS Incapacity Specialist
IS Initiating State
IS Institutionalized Spouse
ISCA Initial Security Classification Assessment
ISD Index of Social Development
ISFP Individual Family Service Plan
ISP Individual Service Plan
ISSD Information System Services Division
ISSP Individual Service & Safety Plan
ISW Incapacity Social Worker or Incapacity Specialist
IT Information Technology
ITA Involuntary Treatment Act
ITC Individualized and Tailored Care
ITEIP Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program
ITIS Income Tracking Information System
ITIS Interactive Terminal Input System
ITIS Interstate Terminal Input System
ITM Integrated Treatment Model
ITO Indian Tribal Organization
ITP Initial Treatment Plan
ITP Interstate Transmittal Process
ITU Intensive Treatment Unit
IV-A, 4A Most public assistance, including AFDC
IV-D, 4D The Child Support Enforcement program
IV-E, 4E AFDC Foster Care program
IVES Income Verification Eligibility System
IWW Immediate Wage Withholding

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J

J* Joint Absent Parent
J/R Joint Applicant,Recipient
JAG Judge Advocate General (military attorney)
JAS Jobs Automated System
JC Juvenile Court
JCA Juvenile Court Administrator
JCAH Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals
JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Heal care Organizations
JCSIS Juvenile Court Sentencing Information System
JGMT Judgment
JJS Juvenile Justice Section
JOBC Fort Simcoe Job Corps
JPC Juvenile Parole Counselor
JRA Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration
JRAT Juvenile Risk Assessment Tool
JRC Juvenile Rehabilitation Coordinator
JRC Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor
JRC Juvenile Risk Counselor
JRCA Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor Assistant
JRCC Juvenile Rehabilitation Community Counselor
JRPM1 Juvenile Rehabilitation Program Manager 1
JRPM2 Juvenile Rehabilitation Program Manager 2
JRRC Juvenile Rehabilitation Residential Counselor
JRS Juvenile Rehabilitation Supervisor
JRS Juvenile Risk Supervisor
JRSM Juvenile Rehabilitation Security Manager
JRSO1 Juvenile Rehabilitation Security Officer 1
JSC Job Service Center
JTP Job Training/Placement
JTPA Job Training Partnership Act
JTPA Joint Training & Partnership Act
JURIS Jurisdiction
JUV Juvenile
JUVIS Juvenile Information System (County)

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L

L&CR Legislative and Community Relations
L&I Labor and Industries
LAN Local Area Network
LANG Language
LBC Legislative Budget Committee
LBD Land & Building Division
LBW Low Birth Weight
LC Learning Center
LCP-MI Limited Casualty Program-Medically Indigent
LCU Licensing and Certification Unit
LDW Last Day Worked
LEA Local Education Agency
LEAP Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program
LEP Limited English Proficiency
LES Limited English Speaking
LFMS Leased Facilities Management Section
LGRSD Legal Relative of Specified Degree
LHD Local Health Department
LHJ Local Health Jurisdictions
LIC License
LICWAC Local Indian Child Welfare Act Committee
LIHEAA Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act
LISP Limited Job Search Project
LISTS Language Interpretation Service and Transaction Section
LKA Last Known Address
LKE Last Known Employer
LM Left Message
LMOR Left Message On Recorder
LMTC Left Message To Call
LO Local Office
LOC Locate, Located, Location
LOP Local Office Policy
LOS Length of Stay
LPN Licensed Practical Nurse
LPR Lawful Permanent Resident Alien
LR Legislative Relations
LSP License Suspension Program
LTAP Lifeline Telephone Assistance Program
LTC Long-Term Care
LTCO Long-Term Care Ombudsman
LTR Letter
LUA Limited Utility Allowance
LV Lakeland Village
LWOP Leave Without Pay

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M

MAA Medical Assistance Administration
MAC Maximum Allowable Cost
MACSC Medical Administration Customer Service Center
MAID Medical Assistance Identification card
MAM Medicaid Administrative Match
MAO Medical Assistant Only
MAPPER Maintaining, Preparing, and Producing Executive Reports
MAR Medication Administration Record
MAU Medical Assistance Unit
MAX Maximum
MAYSI Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument
MBCH Mary Bridge Children's Hospital
MBO Management by Objective
MBR Master Beneficiary Record
MC DCCEL Mini-Center
MCH Maternal/Child Health
MCO Managed Care Organization
MCYC Mission Creek Youth Camp
MD Mandatory Deduction
MD Multiple Disabilities
MDA Monthly Deduction Amount
MDCC Mini Day Care Center
MDS Minimum Data Set
MDT Multi-Disciplinary Team
MDTAG Mail Delivered To Addressee at Address Given
MED Medical
MEDS Medical Eligibility Determination Services
MEF Master Earnings File
MER Medicaid Eligibility Rate
MERQ Medicaid Extension Quarterly Report
MFCU Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
MGMT Management
MGR Manager
MH Maternity Home
MH Mental Health
MH / RSN Mental Health / Regional Support Network
MHB Mental Health Board
MHCTS Mental Health Client Tracking System
MHD Mental Health Division
MHI Mental Health Institution
MHIIS Mental Health Institutional Information System
MHOC Mental Health Oversight Committee
MHP Mental Health Professional
MHSIP Mental Health Statistical Improvement Project
MI Manifest Injustice
MI Medical Insurance Screen
MI Medically Indigent
MI Mentally Ill
MIC Medically Intensive Children
MIIICP Medically Intensive Home Care Program
MIL Minimum Income Level
MIN Minute, Minimum
MIO Mentally Ill Offender
MIS Management Information Systems
MIS Medically Intensive Services
MISC Miscellaneous
MLD Mailed
MLNFA Moved, Left No Forwarding Address
MLR Minimum Licensing Requirements
MLS Maple Lane School
MLU Multi-Lingual Unit
MMIS Medicaid Management Information System
MN Medically Needy
MNIL Medically Needy Income Level
MNIL Medically Needy Income Liability
MO Medical Only
MO Month, Monthly, Money Order
MO Mother
MOD Modification, Modified
MOS Month of Service
MQT Medicaid Qualifying Trust
MPC Medicaid Personal Care
MPCS Medicaid Personal Care Services
MPD Medical Program Director
MR Mental Retardation or Mentally Retarded
MRA Monthly Recovery Amount
MS Mail Stop
MS Maternity Services
MS Multiple Sclerosis
MSA Management Services Administration
MS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System
MSFO Management Services Fiscal Office
MSG Message
MSP Medicare Savings Program
MSR Merit System Rule
MSR Monthly Status Report
MSS Maternity Support Services
MSW Master of Social Work
MSWC Medical Social Work Consultant
MTG Meeting, Mortgage
MWBE Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises
MWW Most Wanted Website
MXM Month by Month

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N

N/A Not Applicable
NA Narcotics Anonymous
NA Non-Assistance
NADA National Automobile Dealers' Association
NAFS Non-Assistance Food Stamps
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NAMI National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
NAMIWA National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Washington
NAPNAP National Association of Pediatric Nurses and Practitioners
NAPS Non-assistance Payment System
NARC National Association for Retarded Children
NC No Case, No Change
NCA Non-continuing Assistance
NCC Negotiable Control Clerk
NCC Nursing Care Consultant
NCCAN National Center of Child Abuse and Neglect
NCO Non-Court Ordered
NCP Non-custodial Parent
NCP Nursing Care Program
NCSA National and Community Service Act
NDAA Not Deliverable As Addressed
NDC National Drug Code
NDSL National Direct Student Loans
NDVR Non-Disabled Vocational Rehabilitation
NEG Negotiate
NF Nursing Facility
NFFR Notice and Finding of Financial Responsibility (DSHS 9-275)
NFMR Notice and Finding of Medical Responsibility
NFPR Notice and Finding of Parental Responsibility (DSHS 9-710)
NH Nursing Home
NHA Nursing Home Affairs
NHA Nursing Home Audit
NIAAA National Institute Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIF Not In File
NIHR National Institute of Handicapped Research
NIK-U Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
NIS National Immigration Service
NKAAG Not Known At Addess Given
NLA Newly Legalized Alien
NLE No Longer Employed
NLETS National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System
NMSN National Medical Support Notice
NNNC Not in Need of Nursing Care
NOA Notice Of Appearance
NOD Notice of Debt
NOE No Order Entered
NONCOOP Noncooperation
NPRC National Personnel Records Center
NR No Record
NRA National Rehabilitation Association
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRHIAAPDSH Non-Rural Hospital Indigent Adult Assistance Program Disproportionate Share Hospital
NSA Necessary Supplemental Accommodation services
NSCA National and Community Service Act
NSF Non-sufficient Funds
NWEP Non-Wage Enforcement Program
NYC Naselle Youth Camp

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O

O/P Overpayment
OA Office of Appeals
OAA Old Age Assistance
OAA Older Americans Act
OAH Office of Administrative Hearings
OAKR Oakridge State Community Facility
OAR Ongoing Additional Requirements
OAR Office of Administrative Regulations
OAS Office of Accounting Services
OASDI Old Age Survivors Disability Insurance
OASI Old Age Survivors Insurance
OATT Office of Administrative Hearings
OB Obstetrics
OB-2 Office Building #2
OBJ Object, Objection
OBRA Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
OBRA Outward Bound Residential Alternatives
OCCP Office of Child Care Policy
OCM Office of Contracts Management
OCP Office of Central Programs
OCPFAU Office of Capital Programs Fiscal Administration Unit
OCR Office of Civil Rights
OCSE Office of Child Support Enforcement (Federal Agency)
OD Officer of the Day
ODHH Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
ODI Office of Disability Insurance
OEO Office for Equal Opportunity
OEO Office of Economic Opportunity
OEPR Office of Evaluation and Program Review
OFA Office of Family Administration
OFA Organization and Fiscal Auditor
OFCL Office of Foster Care Licensing
OFF Office, Officer
OFM Office of Financial Management
OFR Office of Financial Recovery
OGH Oakridge Group Home
OH Office of Hearings
OHDO Office of Human Resources Operations
OHDS Office of Human Development Services
OHP Office-of-Home-Placement
OI Office Interview
OI Orthopedically Impaired
OIS Office of Information Systems
OJT On-the-Job Training
OLA Office of Legal Affairs
OMB Office of Management Development
OMC Office of Managed Care
OMD Office of Business and Management
OOED Office of Organization and Employee Development
OOR Office of Operations Review
OOS Order of Selection
OOS Out-of-State
OP Overpayment
OPO Office of Personnel Operations
OPPS Office of Personnel, Policy & Standards
OPS Computer Operations Support
OPT Option, Optional
OPTB Option B Disposition Alternative
OR Operations Review
OR Order, Order Record Screen
ORC Operations Review and Consultation
ORDA Office of Research and Data Analysis
ORIA Office of Refugee & Immigrant Assistance
ORM Office of Risk Management
ORR Office of Refugee Resettlement
OSE Office of Support Enforcement (prior to DCS)
OSEP Office of Special Education Programs
OSH Our Sisters House
OSI Office of Special Investigation
OSPI Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
OSS Office of Staff Services
OST Office of State Treasurer
OT Occupational Therapist
OT Occupational Therapy
OTG One Time Grant
OTIS Office of Treatment and Intergovernmental Services
OTIS Office of Transportation/Interpreter Services
OTP One-Time Payment
OURS Our Sisters House
OV Office Visit
OWA Office of Workload Analysis
OWD Order to Withhold and Deliver
OWI Order to Withhold and Income

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P

P Pharmacy
P&A Protection and Advocacy
PA Physician’s Assistant
PA Preliminary Assessment
PA Prosecuting Attorney
PA Public Assistant
PAC Patient Assessment Chart
PALS Program for Alternative Living Skills
PAMI Peninsula Advocates for the Mentally Ill
PASR Post-Authorization Supervisory Review
PASS Plan for Achieving Self-Support
PAT Paternity, Program Area Team
PAT Program Area Team
PAVE Parents are Vital in Education
PBX Private Branch Exchange
PC Personal Computer
PCA Primary Care Association
PCCF Parke Creek State Community Facility
PCCM Primary Care Case Manager/ Management
PCFSU Personal Care Facilities Survey Unit
PCGH Parke Creek Group Home
PCHS Parent and Child Health Services
PCP Prenatal Care Program
PCP Primary Care Provider
PCR Payroll Deduction Notice
PCR Personnel Conduct Report
PDC Public Disclosure Coordinator
PDSA Pre-Determination Settlement Agreement
PE Professional Engineer
PEP Personal Employment Plan
PEP Progressive Evaluation Process
PER Public Employee Retirement System
PES Professional Examination Service
PFD Permanent Fund Distributions
PFD Permanent Fund Dividend (Alaska)
PFR Program Financial Report
PH Personal Holiday
PH Phone, Personal Holiday
PHA Public Health Advisor
PHN Public Health Nurse
PIC Patient Identification Code
PIC Pediatric Interim Care
PIC Personal Identification Code
PIC Personal Information Code
PIC Public Involvement Contract
PIO Public Information Officer
PIP Payment Integrity Program
PIP Primary Intervention Program
PIR Personal Immunization Record
PISD Personnel Information Systems Development
PL Public Law
PM Per Month
PM Program Manager
PMD Private Medical Doctor
PMPC Per Month Per Child
PMR Proportionate Mortality Ratio
PMT Payment
PN Physical Neglect
PNA Personal Needs Allowance
PO Parole Officer
PO Personnel Officer
PO Post Office
PO Purchase Order
POC Plan of Correction
POE Place of Employment
POL Physician’s Office Laboratory
POL Policy
POS Point of Sale
PP Parenting Plan
PPB Parts Per Billion
PPFH Permanency Planning Foster Home
PPI Pre-Parole Investigation
PPL Pacific Power and Light Company
PPO Preferred Provider Organization
PR Procurement Request
PRO Professional Review Organization
PROB Probation, Problem, Probably
PROG Program
PROGS Prognostic Staffings
PROS Prosecution, Prosecutor, Prosecuting Attorney
PRR Patients Requiring Regulation
PRS Permanent Residential Status
PRUCOL Permanently Residing Under Color of Law
PRWORA Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
PS Payment Status
PS Personal Service
PS&A Program Support and Administration
PSA Psychiatric Security Attendant
PSC Payment Service Center
PSC Payment Status Code
PSE Public Service Employment
PSLA Puget Sound Legal Assistance
PSO Payment Service Only
PSRA Personnel Services Reform Act
PSRO Professional Standards Review Organization
PT Part-time, Prosecutor Tracking Screen
PT Physical Therapy
PUGS Puget Sound Center
PV Parole Revocation
PVT Private

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Q

QA Quality Assurance
QA&I Quality Assurance and Improvement
QC Quality Control
QDRO Qualified Domestic Relations Order
QDWI Qualified Disabled and Working Individual (S04)
QEC Quality Enhancement Committee
QEES Quality Education & Employee Support
QER Quarterly Earnings Report
QI Qualified Individual
QMB Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (S03)
QMRP Qualified Mental Retardation Professional
QOC Quarter of Coverage
QP Qualified Parent
QTR Quarter, Quarterly

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R

R&A Routing and Action
R-1 Region 1
R-2 Region 2
R-3 Region 3
R-4 Region 4
R-5 Region 5
R-6 Region 6
RA Refugee Assistance
RA Regional Administrator
RA Remittance Advice
RAC Regional Advisory Committee
RAP Refugee Assistance Program
RAP-MHP Refugee Assistance Program-MHealth Project
RAPS Records of Assistance Payment System
RAPTF Refugee Assistant Program Task Force
RAW Replenishment Agricultural Worker
RC Review Code, Case Review Screen
RCA Refugee Cash Assistance
RCC Regional Coordinating Council
RCN Registration and Control of Negotiable
RCS Residential Care Services
RCSW Registered Council of Social Workers
RCT Resident Care & Training
RCW Revised Code of Washington
RD Revenue Division
RDA Research and Data Analysis
RDDA Regional Developmental Disabilities Administrator
RDYK Ruth Dykeman Center
RE With Reference To, Regarding
REC Record, Receipt
RECD Received
RECIP Reciprocal
REF Referral, Refund, Refunding
Region X Federal Region 10
REIMB Reimburse, Reimbursement
REL Relative
REP Representative
RES Restricted, Residence, Resides
RESP Respond/Responding, Responsible
RET Returned
REV Review, Revenue, Revised
REW Rehabilitation Enterprises of Washington l
RFA Request Funding for Application
RFB Request for Benefits
RFI Request for Information
RFIS Reception and Financial Intake System
RFP Request for Proposal
RFQ Request for Qualifications
RGH Ridgeview Group Home
RH Receiving Home
RHC Residential Habilitation Center
RIDG Ridgeview State Community Facility
RIF Reduction in Force
RIT Regulatory Improvement Team(ESA)
RJ Responding Jurisdiction
RJ Review Judge
RJE Remote Job Entry
RM Regional Manager
RMA Refugee Medical Assistance
RMS Random Moment Sample
RMSS Risk Management Services Section
RMTS Random Moment Time Sampling
RN Registered Nurse
RO Regional Office
ROA Record of Official Action
RPA Regional Program Administrator
RPT Report
RR Review Request
RRAC Resident Rights Advisory Committee
RRATS Records Retention and Tracking System
RRB Railroad Retirement Benefits
RRC Records Reference Center
RS Rainier School
RS Record Search
RS Responding State
RSA Rehabilitative Services Administration
RSC Residential Service Coordinator
RSDI Retired, Survivors, Disability Insurance
RSEO Responsible Support Enforcement Officer
RSN Regional Support Network