GOVERNMENT BENEFITS ABBREVIATIONS
Government abbreviations and acronyms related to benefits, disability and special needs.
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
