GOVERNMENT BENEFITS ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviations and acronyms can make discussions of government benefits for people with special needs confusing and hard to understand.
ABD | Aged, Blind and Disabled |
ACA | Affordable Care Act a/k/a Obamacare |
ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
AFDC | Aid to Families with Dependent Children, replaced by TANF, Temporary Aid to Needy Families |
AGI | Adjusted Gross Income (line 38 of IRS Form 1040; line 22 of IRS Form 1040EZ) |
APS | Adult Protective Services, part of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services |
ARD | Admission, Review and Dismissal meeting in connection with an Individual Education Plan for a K-12 special education student |
BCCP | Breast and Cervical Cancer Program |
CDB | Child Disability Benefits a/k/a Dependent Adult Child, for a person disabled before and after age 18 as determined by the Social Security Administration (apply before age 22) |
CDC | Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
CHIP | Children’s Health Insurance Program |
CIT | Crisis Intervention Training |
CMS | Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services, a federal agency CPI Consumer Price Index; the CPI-Urban is currently used to make annual cost of living adjustments to Social Security benefits |
CPS | Child Protective Services, part of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services |
CSR | Cost Sharing Reductions |
DAC | Disabled Adult Child a/k/a Child Disabled Benefits, for a person disabled before and after age 18 as determined by the Social Security Administration (apply before age 22) |
DADS | Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services |
DFPS | Texas Department of Family and Protective Services |
DME | Durable Medical Equipment |
DOL | U.S. Department of Labor |
DSHS | Texas Department of State Health Services a/k/a “Dishes” |
ERISA | Employee Retirement Insurance Security Act |
FFM | Federally Facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace |
FPL | Federal Poverty Level |
FSA | Flexible Savings Account |
HCBS | Home and Community-Based Services |
HHS | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
HRA | Health Reimbursement Account |
HSA | Health Savings Account |
HUD | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IAP | Insurance Affordability Programs |
ICF/ID | Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities |
IDD | Intellectually or Developmentally Disabled |
IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
IEP | Individual Education Program |
IRC | Internal Revenue Code |
IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
ISM | In-Kind Support and Maintenance |
MAGI | Modified Adjusted Gross Income |
MAPS | Metropolitan Area Physicians Service |
MCO | Managed Care Organization |
MDCP | Medically Dependent Children Program |
MOE | Maintenance of Effort |
PCME | Physician’s Certificate of Medical Examination |
PCP | Person-Centered Planning |
POMS | Program Operations Manual System of the Social Security Administration |
PPACA | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act a/k/a the Affordable Care Act a/k/a Obamacare |
QDWI | Qualified Disabled and Working Individuals Program |
QI | Qualified Individuals Program |
QMB | Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program |
SGA | Substantial Gainful Activity |
SLMB | Special Low Income Medicare Beneficiary |