Appendix
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List of Acronyms
The following list spells out some of the acronyms used most frequently in New York State’s public mental health system and referenced in this publication.
| (A) Advocate | DOB NYS Division of Budget | OMH NYS Office of Mental Health |
| ACF Adult Care Facility | DOH NYS Department of Health | OMRDD NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities |
| ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support | DOL NYS Department of Labor | ORYX Not an acronym, but refers to the JCAHO required performance measurement system |
| ACT Assertive Community Treatment | DPC Discharge Planning Committee | (P) Practitioner |
| AMI Alliance for the Mentally Ill | DPCA NYS Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives | PAR Prior Approval Review, or Position Analysis Report (staffing) |
| AOT Assisted Outpatient Treatment | EMS Emergency Medical Service | PC Patient Council, or Psychiatric Center, or Personal Computer |
| APA American Psychiatric Association | ESDC Empire State Development Corporation | PCS Patient Characteristic Study |
| ARF Association of Rehabilitation Facilities | FOIL Freedom of Information Law | PEF Public Employees Federation |
| BH Boarding Home | FTE Full Time Equivalent (staffing) | PMHP Prepaid Mental Health Plan |
| BMHC Brooklyn Mental Health Council | HCBS Home and Community Based Services | PNA Personal Needs Allowance |
| BOV Board of Visitors | HCFA Health Care Financing Administration | PSC Personal Service Coordinator |
| BSMHB Baltic Street Mental Health Board | ICM Intensive Case Manager (or Management) | PRO Patient Resource Office |
| CAC Certified Alcoholism Counselor | ICR Individual Case Review | PT Primary Therapist, or Physical Therapy (or Therapist) |
| CANS-MH Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths - Mental Health Instrument | IOC Inspection of Care | QI Quality Improvement |
| CANY The Correctional Association of New York | ISP Individual Service Plan | (R) Recipient |
| CCSI Coordinated Children's Service Initiative | JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations | RCCA Residential Care Center for Adults |
| CET Crisis (or Community) Evaluation Team | LAN Local Area Network | RFP Request for Proposal |
| CFR Consolidated Fiscal Reporting | LGU Local Government Unit (county government) | RPC Residential Program Counselor |
| CITER Center for Information Technology and Evaluation Research | MAR Medication Automated Record | RTF Residential Treatment Facility, or Request to Fill |
| CLMHD NYS Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors | MedSAP Medication Self-Administration Program | SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| CM Case Management (or Manager) | MHA Mental Health Association in NYS, Inc. or MHA Mental Health Assoc. of Rockland County | SCAA Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy |
| CMAT Children's Mobile Assessment Team | MHARSTM SM Mental Health Automated Record SystemTM SM | SCM Supportive Case Manager (or Management) |
| CME Continuing Medical Education | MICA Mental Illness/Chemical Abuse | SCOC NYS Commission of Correction |
| CMHAN Children's Mental Health Action Network | NAMI National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - NYS | SED Seriously Emotionally Disturbed |
| CON Certificate of Need | NASMHPD National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors | SEFA State Employees Federated Appeal |
| Coalition The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies, Inc. | NIMH National Institute of Mental Health | SI Special Investigator (or Investigation) |
| Covenant Covenant House of New York | NIMRSTM SM New Incident Management Reporting SystemTM SM | SOCR State Operated Community Residence |
| CPEOM Center for Performance Evaluation and Outcomes Management | NYCDOHMH NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene | SPMI Seriously Persistently Mentally Ill |
| CPEP Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program | NYCHHC NYC Health and Hospitals Corp. | SPOA Single Point of Accountability |
| CQC NYS Commission on Quality of Care (of the Mentally Disabled) | NYSCRR New York State Codes, Rules and Regulations | SPOE Single Point of Entry |
| CR Community Residence | NYSNA NYS Nurses Association | SRO Single Room Occupancy |
| CSS Community Support Services (or System) | NYSPA NYS Psychiatric Association | TEP Transitional Employment Placement (or Program) |
| C&Y Children and Youth | OASAS NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services | UCR Uniform Case Record |
| DASNY Dormitory Authority of the State of New York | OCFS NYS Office of Children's and Family Services | UJC Urban Justice Center, Mental Health Project |
| DCJS NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services | OGS NYS Office of General Services | URC Uniform Reporting Code |
| DDSO Developmental Disabilities Service Office | OHEL OHEL Children's Home and Family Services | VESID Vocational Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities |