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ABS - Adaptive Behavior Scale
ACY - Advocates for Children and Youth, Inc
ACYF - Administration for Children, Youth & Families
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AEP - Auditory Evoked Potential
AFDC - Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AFO - Ankle-Foot Orthosis
AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
ALD - Adrenoleukodystrophy
ARD - Admission, Review, Dismissal
AROM - Active Range of Motion
AT - Assistive Technology
ATNR - Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex
ATON - Adductor Tenotomies, Obturator Neurectomies
B
BAER - Brainstem Auditory Evoked Responses
BI - Brain Injury
C
CA - Chronological Age
CARES - Client Automated Resource
& Eligibility System
C.A.R.F. - Commission on Accreditation
of Rehabilitation Facilities
CCHCC - Coordinating Center for
Home and Community Care
CDC - Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
CHC - Community Health Center
CHI - Closed Head Injury
CHIP - Children’s Health Insurance
Program
CM - Case Manager
CMS - Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services
CMS - Children’s Medical Services
CNMC - Children’s National
Medical Center
COE - Centers of Excellence
COMAR - Code of Maryland Regulations
CPS - Child Protective Services
CSHCN - Children with Special Health
Care Needs
CWLA - Child Welfare League of
America
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DD - Developmental Delay/Disabilities
DDA - Developmental Disabilities Administration
DDCouncil - Developmental Disabilities Council
DEAP - Disability Entitlement Advocacy Program
DHMH - Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
DORS - Division of Rehabilitative Services
DTR - Deep Tendon Reflex
DYS - Division of Youth Services
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EIS - Early Intervention Services
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FM - Fine Motor
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GA - Gestational Age
GBMC - Greater Baltimore Medical Center
GER - Gastroesophageal Reflux
GM - Gross Motor.
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HC - Head Circumference
HCFA - Health Care Financing Administration
HMO - Health Maintenance Organization
HRSA - Health Resources and Services Administration
HUD - Housing and Urban Development
I
ICC - Interagency Coordinating
Council
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP - Individualized Education Program
IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan
IHAS - Integrated Healthcare and Auditing Services
ITP - Individual Treatment Plan
ITP - Infants & Toddlers Program
J
JHH - Johns Hopkins Hospital
K
KKI - Kennedy Krieger Institute
L
LEA - Local Education Agency
LHD - Local Health Department
LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
M
MA - Medical Assistance/Medicaid
MCHB - Maternal and Child Health Bureau
MCO - Managed Care Organization
MDI - Mental Development Index
MDLC - Maryland Disability Law Center
MEAP - Maryland Energy Assistance Program
MGH - Maryland General Hospital
MHP - Maryland Health Partners
MMARS - Medical Management and Rehabilitation Services
MR - Mentally Retarded
MWPH - Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital
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NAH - North Arundel Hospital
NHR - National Healthcare Resources
NICHCY - National Information Center for Children and Youth with
Disabilities
NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
NIH - National Institutes of Health
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OM Oral Motor
OSEP - Office of Special Education Programs
OSERS - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, U.S.
Dept. Of Education
OT - Occupational Therapy/Therapist
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Pb - Lead
PCCM - Primary Care Case Manager
PCP - Primary Care Physician/Provider
PDD - Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PL - Public Law
POS - Point-of-Service Plan
PPO - Preferred-Provider Organization
PRP - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program
PSY - Psychology
PT - Physical Therapy/Therapist
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QMB - Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries
Quad - Quadriplegia
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REM - Rare and Expensive Case Management
ROM - Range of Motion
RRN - Regional Resource Networks
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SCI - Spinal Cord Injury
SEA - State Education Agency
SIB - Self-Injurious Behavior
SLP - Speech Language Pathology/Pathologist
SSA - Social Security Administration
SSDI - Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI - Supplemental Security Income
SW - Social Work
Sz - Seizures
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TANF - Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
U
UCE - University
Center for Excellence
UCDD - University Center
on Developmental Disabilities
UMMS - University of Maryland Medical
School
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VA - Veteran’s Administration
W
WIC - Women, Infants & Children Program
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504 - Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
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