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 |
