Commissioner Michael F. Hogan, PhD
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Appendix 12
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 |
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