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Acronym | Full Text | Notes | Website Link |
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| AAA | Area Agency on Aging | ||
| ACA | Affordable Care Act | ||
| ACF | Alternative Care Facility | ||
| ACC | Accountable Care Collaborative | A system redesign initiative by HCPF | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/accphase2 |
| ACO | Accountable Care Organization | An organization within the ACC project | https://www.healthfirstcolorado.com/health-first-colorado-regional-organizations/ |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act | ||
| ADAPT | American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today | An advocacy organization for people living with disabilities | |
| ADL | Activities of Daily Living | ||
| ADRC | Aging and Disability Resource Center | https://cdhs.colorado.gov/our-services/older-adult-services/state-unit-on-aging/aging-and-disability-resources-for-colorado | |
| ALR | Assisted Living Residences | https://cdphe.colorado.gov/assisted-living-residences | |
| AR | Authorized Representative | ||
| Arc | - | An organization that advocates for people living with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD). In Colorado, there is the Arc of Colorado at the state level and several local Arcs such as the Arc or Aurora, CO | |
| ARCH | Adult Resources Care and Help | Colorado's name for its Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) | |
| ARPA | American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/arpa | |
| ASO | Administrative Service Organization | ||
| ASMP | Attendant Support Management Plan | ||
| AwC | Agency with Choice | An option for utilizing a Financial Management Service Agency within the CDASS program | |
| BH | Behavioral Health | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/behavioral-health-services | |
| BHO | Behavioral Health Organization | ||
| BI | Brain Injury Waiver | Also HCBS-BI | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/brain-injury-waiver-bi |
| BUS | Benefits Utilization System | ||
| CAP | Corrective Action Plan | Also Plan for Correction | |
| CAPS | Colorado Adult Protective Services | https://cdhs.colorado.gov/aps | |
| CBLTC | Community-Based Long-Term Care | ||
| CBMS | Colorado Benefits Management System | ||
| CCB | Community Centered Board Case Management Agency | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/community-centered-boards | |
| CCDC | Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition | https://ccdconline.org | |
| CCM System | Care and Case Management System | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/care-case-management | |
| CDAC | Children's Disability Advisory Committee | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/childrens-disability-advisory-committee | |
| CDASS | Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/consumer-directed-attendant-support-services | |
| CDCO | Consumer Direct of Colorado | Training Vendor providing services in the CDASS/IHSS area | https://consumerdirectco.com |
| CDOT | Colorado Department of Transportation | https://codot.gov | |
| CDHS | Colorado Department of Human Services | https://cdhs.colorado.gov | |
| CDPHE | Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment | https://cdphe.colorado.gov | |
| CES | Children's Extensive Support Waiver | Also HCBS-CES | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/childrens-extensive-support-waiver-ces |
| CFC | Community First Choice option | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/community-first-choice-option | |
| CFCM | Conflict-Free Case Management | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/conflict-free-case-management | |
| CHFA | Colorado Housing & Finance Authority | https://chfainfo.com | |
| CHCBS | Children's Home and Community-Based Services Waiver | Also HCBS-CHCBS | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/childrens-home-and-community-based-services-waiver-chcbs |
| CHRP | Children's Habilitation Residential Program Waiver | Also HCBS-CHRP | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/childrens-habilitation-residential-program-waiver-chrp |
| CIH | Complementary and Integrative Health Waiver (formerly Spinal Cord Injury Waiver - effective 7/1/22) | Also HCBS-CIH | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/complementary-integrative-health-waiver-cih |
| CIR | Critical Incident Report | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/hcbs-waiver-critical-incident-reporting | |
| CLAG | Community Living Advisory Group | Department group that met from 2012-2014 | |
| CLASS Act | Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act | ||
| CLLI | Children with Life-Limiting Illness Waiver | Also HCBS-CLLI | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/children-life-limiting-illness-waiver-clli |
| CMA | Case Management Agency | Plural is CMAs includes CCBs and SEPs | |
| CMHC | Community Mental Health Center | ||
| CMHI | Colorado Mental Health Institute | ||
| CMHIFL | Colorado Mental Health Institute at Ft. Logan | ||
| CMHIP | Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo | ||
| CMHS | Center for Mental Health Services | Federal | https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/offices-centers/cmhs |
| CMHS | Community Mental Health Supports Waiver | Also HCBS-CMHS | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/community-mental-health-supports-waiver-cmhs |
| CMRD | Case Management Redesign | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/case-management-redesign | |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Federal | https://www.cms.gov |
| CMP | Civil Money Penalty | ||
| CPA | Child Placement Agency | ||
| CO-ACTS | Colorado Access to Community Transitions & Services | ||
| CIE | Competitive Integrated Employment | ||
| CTS | Community Transition Services | ||
| CwA | Children with Autism | The State of Colorado had an HCBS Children with Autism Waiver which ended in June 2018. These waiver services were incorporated into the state plan and into the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit - see EPSDT. | |
| DBH | Division of Behavioral Health | ||
| DCW | Direct Care Worker or Direct Care Workforce | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/direct-care-workforce-collaborative | |
| DCWS | Division of Child Welfare Services | ||
| DCR | Designated Client Representative | ||
| DD | Developmental Disability | ||
| DD | Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Persons with Developmental Disabilities | Also HCBS-DD | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/developmental-disabilities-waiver-dd |
| DDD Web | DDD Web System | A computer data system that provides program administration functions to direct service providers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as to Department employees | |
| DHHS | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | https://www.hhs.gov | |
| DHS/SS | Local County Dept. of Human Services or Social Services | Sometimes the state agency, CDHS, is mistakenly referred to as DHS | |
| DME | Durable Medical Equipment | ||
| DSP | Direct Support Professional | ||
| DOH | Division of Housing | Within the Colorado Department of Local Affairs | https://cdola.colorado.gov/housing |
| DOLA | Colorado Department of Local Affairs | https://cdola.colorado.gov | |
| DPNA | Denial of Payment for New Admissions | ||
| DVR | Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation | Within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment | https://dvr.colorado.gov |
| EBD | Elderly, Blind, and Disabled Waiver | Also HCBS-EBD | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/elderly-blind-disabled-waiver-ebd |
| EVV | Electronic Visit Verification | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/evv | |
| EPSDT | Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment | see CwA note | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/early-and-periodic-screening-diagnostic-and-treatment-epsdt |
| FAS | Funds for Additional Services | An option that formerly existed in the CDASS pilot program | |
| F/EA | Fiscal Employer Agent model | An option for using a financial Management Services agency in the CDASS program | |
| FFS | Fee-For-Service | ||
| FMAP | Federal Medical Assistance Percentage | ||
| FMS | Financial Management Services | A Department-contracted organization that helps Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS) participants with monitoring service allocations, compliance with labor and tax laws, hiring and paying employees, and processing criminal and Board of Nursing background checks. | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/participant-directed-programs |
| FSSP | Family Support Services Program | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/family-support-services-program-fssp | |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol | An internet-based, electronic format to move files | |
| HBU | Hospital Back-Up Program | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/nursing-facilities#HBU | |
| HCA | Home Care Agency | A type of license | |
| HCBS | Home and Community-Based Services | ||
| HCBS-BI | Brain Injury Waiver | also BI | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/brain-injury-waiver-bi |
| HCBS-CES | Children's Extensive Support Waiver | also CES | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/childrens-extensive-support-waiver-ces |
| HCBS-CHRP | Children's Habilitation Residential Program Waiver | also CHRP | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/childrens-habilitation-residential-program-waiver-chrp |
| HCBS-CIH | Complementary and Integrative Health Waiver (formerly Spinal Cord Injury Waiver - effective 7/1/22) | also CIH | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/complementary-integrative-health-waiver-cih |
| HCBS-CLLI | Children with Life-Limiting Illness Waiver | also CLLI | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/children-life-limiting-illness-waiver-clli |
| HCBS-CMHS | Community Mental Health Supports Waiver | also CMHS | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/community-mental-health-supports-waiver-cmhs |
| HCBS-DD | Developmental Disabilities Waiver | also DD | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/developmental-disabilities-waiver-dd |
| HCBS-EBD | Elderly, Blind, and Disabled Waiver | also EBD | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/elderly-blind-disabled-waiver-ebd- |
| HCBS-SCI | Spinal Cord Injury Waiver (changed to Complementary and Integrative Health waiver - effective 7/1/22) | also SCI | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/complementary-integrative-health-waiver-cih |
| HCBS-SLS | Supported Living Services Waiver | also SLS | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/supported-living-services-waiver-sls |
| HCPF | Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing | https://hcpf.colorado.gov | |
| HMA | Health Maintenance Activities | ||
| HPO | Health Programs Office | An organizational unit within HCPF | |
| HRC | Human Rights Committee | A third party resource/mechanism designed to safeguard the rights of persons receiving services | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/human-rights-committee |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration | A federal agency | https://www.hrsa.gov |
| HUD | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | https://www.hud.gov | |
| IA | Interagency Agreement | ||
| iC | Colorado interChange System | ||
| ICAP | Inventory for Client and Agency Planning | A CHRP waiver assessment | |
| ICF/IDD | Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities | This term has been used in Colorado | |
| ICF/IID | Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities | This is the current federal term for these facilities | |
| ICF/MR | Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Mental Retardation | An old term (now ICF-IID) | |
| ICN | interChange Claim Number | Formerly TCN | |
| IDD | Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | ||
| IHSS | In-Home Support Services | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/in-home-support-services | |
| IMD | Institutions for Mental Disease | ||
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service | ||
| IRSS | Individual Residential Support Services | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/IRSS-inspections-program | |
| ITN | Invitation to Negotiate | ||
| JBC | Colorado Joint Budget Committee | https://leg.colorado.gov/committees/joint-budget-committee | |
| LCA | Local Contact Agency | ||
| LHA | Local Housing authority | ||
| LOC | Level of Care | ||
| LRFI | Legislative Request for Information | ||
| LTC | Long-Term Care | ||
| LTSS | Long-Term Services and Supports | ||
| MCD | Medicaid | ||
| MCR | Medicare | ||
| MDS | Minimum Data Set | ||
| MFP | Money Follows the Person | A federal grant program | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/money-follows-person-mfp |
| MH | Mental Health | ||
| MHC | Mental Health Center | ||
| MHI | Mental Health Institute | ||
| MI | Mental Illness | ||
| MMIS | Medicaid Management Information System | This term is out of date. The current system is called the Colorado interChange System, or interChange or iC. | |
| MOE | Maintenance of Effort | ||
| MS | Multiple Sclerosis | ||
| MSB | Medical Services Board | The MSB adopts the rules that govern the Department's programs. The Board members are appointed by the governor and approved by the Colorado Senate. | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/medical-services-board |
| NF | Nursing Facility | ||
| NFAC | Nursing Facility Advisory Council | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/nursing-facility-advisory-council | |
| NH | Nursing Home | ||
| NEMT | Non-Emergent Medical Transportation | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/non-emergent-medical-transportation | |
| NMT | Non-Medical Transportation | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/nmt | |
| NWD | No Wrong Door grant | A federal grant that assists participating states in improving their assessment and case management systems. Colorado is implementing a No Wrong Door grant. | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/no-wrong-door-implementation-grant |
| OBH | Office of Behavioral Health | An organizational unit within CDHS | https://cdhs.colorado.gov/behavioral-health |
| OCC | Over Cost Containment | ||
| OCL | Office of Community Living | An organizational unit within HCPF | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/office-community-living |
| OCR | Office for Civil Rights | An organizational unit within the federal HHS | https://www.hhs.gov/ocr |
| OHCDS | Organized Health Care Delivery System | ||
| OLTC | Options for Long-Term Care | ||
| PACE | Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/program-all-inclusive-care-elderly | |
| PAD-CO | Parents of Adults with Disabilities in Colorado | https://www.pad-co.info | |
| PAR | Prior Authorization Request | ||
| PASA | Program Approved Service Agency | ||
| PASRR | Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review Program | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/pre-admission-screening-and-resident-review-program | |
| PCBA | Person-Centered Budget Algorithm | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/person-centered-budget-algorithm-pcba | |
| PCSP | Person-Centered Support Plan | ||
| PDPPC | Participant-Directed Programs Policy Collaborative | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/participant-directed-programs-policy-collaborative | |
| PERS | Personal Emergency Response System | ||
| PETI | Post-Eligibility Treatment of Income | Related to the patient liability amount found on the Nursing Facility 5615 form, used for HCBS waiver members residing in an ACF or an SLP | |
| PETI/IME | Post-Eligibility Treatment of Income/Incurred Medical Expenses | Prior Authorized Expense for Nursing Home Residents for Vision, Hearing, etc. | |
| PL (or PP) | Patient Liability (or Patient Payment) | The amount on the Nursing Facility 5615 Form that the resident has to pay the facility prior to Medicaid paying the daily per diem rate to the facility | |
| PM/PM | Per Member/Per Month | A payment mechanism within the insurance field, especially the managed care area | |
| PMIP | Professional Medical Information Page | ||
| PNA | Personal Needs Account | For a LTC facility resident's disposable income, the PNA is where the monthly personal needs allowance funds are deposited for their personal use. PNA can also refer to the dollars set aside for a Member's personal use. | |
| POC | Plan of Care | ||
| PPL | Public Partnerships, Limited | One of the financial Management Services agencies hired by HCPF for the CDASS program | |
| PPR | Post Payment Review | ||
| PRTF | Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility | ||
| QIO | Quality Improvement Organization | ||
| QRTP | Qualified Residential Treatment Program | ||
| RAE | Regional Accountable Entity | https://www.healthfirstcolorado.com/health-first-colorado-regional-organizations/ | |
| RC | Regional Center | ||
| RCCF | Residential Child Care Facility | ||
| RCCO | Regional Care Collaborative Organization | https://www.healthfirstcolorado.com/health-first-colorado-regional-organizations/ | |
| RFI | Request for Information | ||
| RFP | Request for Proposal | ||
| RS | Remote Supports | ||
| SCI | Spinal Cord Injury Waiver (changed to Complementary and Integrative Health waiver - effective 7/1/22) | Also HCBS-SCI | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/complementary-integrative-health-waiver-cih |
| SCRC | Systems Change for Real Choices grant | ||
| SE | Supported Employment | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/supported-employment-program | |
| SED | Serious Emotional Disturbance | ||
| SEP | Single Entry Point Case Management Agency | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/single-entry-point-agencies | |
| SHHP | Division of Supportive Housing and Homeless Programs | ||
| SGF | State General Fund | ||
| SIS | Supports Intensity Scale | ||
| SL | Support Level | ||
| SLP | Supported Living Program | ||
| SLR | Support Level Review | ||
| State SLS | State Supported Living Services | A State General Fund program | |
| SLS | Supported Living Services Waiver | Also HCBS-SLS | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/supported-living-services-waiver-sls |
| SMI | Serious Mental Illness | ||
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility | ||
| SOC | Share of Cost | See PL for one definition | |
| SOW | Statement of Work | ||
| SPMI | Serious and Persistent Mental Illness | ||
| SSDI | Social Security Disability Insurance | ||
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income | ||
| SUA | Colorado State Unit on Aging | An organizational unit within CDHS | https://cdhs.colorado.gov/state-unit-on-aging |
| SUD | Substance Use Disorder | ||
| TBRA | Tenant-Based Rental Assistance | ||
| TCM-TC | Targeted Case Management-Transition Coordination | ||
| TCA | Transition Coordination Agency | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/transition-services-resources | |
| TRCCF | Therapeutic Residential Child Care Facilities | ||
| UR/UM | Utilization Review/Utilization Management | ||
| ULTC-100.2 | Uniform Long-Term Care Assessment Form | ||
| WaWD | Working Adults with Disabilities | https://hcpf.colorado.gov/medicaid-buy-program-working-adults-disabilities | |
| WPT | Wage Pass-Through |