| Acronym |
Full Title |
-A- |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| AFDC |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| AFDC-UP |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children - Unemployed Parents |
| APSR |
Annual Progress and Service Report (Chafee - Independent
Living) |
| AYAB |
Area Youth Advisory Board (Chafee - Independent Living) |
-BC- |
| BP |
Blind Pension |
| C-STAR |
Comprehensive Substance Treatment abuse and Rehabilitation |
| CARE |
Child Abuse Resource Education (physical medical exam) |
| CASA |
Court-appointed Special Advocates |
| CA/NHU |
Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline Unit |
| CCDBG |
Child Care and Development Block Grant |
| CD |
Children's Division |
| CFCIP |
Chafee Foster Care Independence Program |
| CFSP |
Child and Family Service Plan (Chafee - Independent Living) |
| Chafee |
Not an acronym. The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999
established the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program. |
| CHIP |
Children’s Health Insurance Program |
| CJA |
Children's Justice Act |
| CPS |
Comprehensive Psychiatric Services |
| CSBG |
Community Services Block Grant |
| CWS |
Child Welfare Services |
-D- |
| DBF |
Division of Budget and Finance |
| DCSE |
Division of Child Support Enforcement |
| DD |
Developmentally Disabled |
| DFS |
Division of Family Services (renamed to Family Support Division in 2003) |
| DGS |
Division of General Services |
| DLS |
Division of Legal Services |
| DMS |
Division of Medical Services renamed to MO HealthNet Division in August 2007. |
| DO |
Director's Office |
| DSM |
Disease State Management |
| DSS |
Department of Social Services |
| DYS |
Division of Youth Services |
-E- |
| EA |
Emergency Assistance |
| EBT |
Electronic Benefit Transfer |
| EPSDT |
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment |
-F- |
| FACES |
Family And Children's Electronic Services |
| FAMIS |
Family Assistance Management Information Systems |
| FPS |
Family Preservation Services |
| FSD |
Family Support Division |
| FSP |
Food Stamp Program |
| FUTURES |
Missouri JOBS Program |
-GH- |
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HRC |
Human Resource Center |
-I- |
| ICPC |
Interstate Compact on Placement of Children |
| ILP |
Independent Living Program |
| ITSD |
Information Technology Services Division |
-JK- |
| JCYOI |
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative |
-L- |
| LIHEAP |
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program |
-M- |
| MACSS |
Missouri Automated Child Support System |
| MASP |
Missouri Adoption Subsidy Program |
| MC+ |
Medical Care Programs (renamed to MO HealthNet in 2007) |
| MAF |
Medical Assistance for Families (renamed to MO HealthNet for Families in 2007) |
| MHD |
MO HealthNet Division (formerly Division of Medical Services) |
| MHN |
MO HealthNet for Families (formerly Medical Assistance for Families) |
| MMP |
Missouri Mentoring Partnership |
| MRDD Waiver |
Mental Retardation Developmental Disabilities Waiver |
-N- |
| NILA |
National Independent Living Association |
| NMSN |
National Medical Support Notice |
-OP- |
| PHI |
Protected Health Information (HIPAA required) |
-QR- |
| RSB |
Rehab Services for the Blind |
-S- |
| SAB |
Supplemental Aid to the Blind |
| SAFE |
Sexual Assault Forensic Examination |
| SCHIP |
State Children's Health Insurance Program |
| SED |
Severe Emotional Disturbances |
| SLMB |
Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary |
| SNC |
Supplemental Nursing Care |
| STAT |
State Technical Assistance Team |
| SYAB |
State Youth Advisory Board (Chafee - Independent Living) |
-TUV- |
| TANF |
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TLA |
Transitional Living Advocate |
| TLG |
Transitional Living Group Home |
| TLP |
Transitional Living Program |
| TLS |
Transitional Living Single/Scattered Site Apartments |
-WXYZ- |
| WIC |
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and
Children |
