| ACES |
Automated Client Eligibility System |
| ACF |
Administration for Children and Families |
| AFCARS |
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System |
| AICPA |
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
| CACFP |
Child and Adult Care Food Program |
| CAPTA |
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act |
| CC |
Cub Care |
| CCDBG |
Child Care and Development Block Grant |
| CCDF |
Child Care and Development Fund |
| CFSP |
Child and Family Services Plan |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CPE |
Continuing Professional Education |
| CPS |
Child Protective Services |
| DAFS |
Department of Administrative and Financial Services |
| DDC |
Documentation/Database Contractor |
| DDS |
Disability Determination Services |
| DPI |
Division of Program Integrity |
| DRA |
Deficit Reduction Act |
| DSER |
Division of Support Enforcement and Recovery |
| EPLS |
Excluded Parties List System |
| ERISA |
Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
| FFP |
Federal Financial Participation |
| FFS |
Fee for Service |
| FHM |
Fund for a Healthy Maine |
| FI |
Fiscal Intermediary |
| FIPS |
Federal Information Processing Standard |
| FLSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMAP |
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
| FPC |
Finite Population Correction |
| FRT |
Finance Recovery Team |
| FSR |
Financial Status Report |
| FTE |
Full Time Equivalent |
| GAGAS |
Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards |
| GAO |
Government Accountability Office |
| HCB |
Home and Community Benefit |
| HCBS |
Home and Community Based Services |
| HCCA |
Home Care Coordinator Agency |
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| ICF-MR |
Independent Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation |
| IIA |
Institute of Internal Auditors |
| IPA |
Independent Public Accountant |
| IPHIS |
Integrated Public Health Information System |
| IPIA |
Improper Payments Information Act |
| IPRT |
Interim Payment Recovey Team |
| ITO |
Indian Tribal Organization |
| MACWIS |
Maines Automated Child Welfare Information System |
| MAPSIS |
Maine Adult Protective Services Information System |
| MCDC |
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
| MEQC |
Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control |
| MER |
Medical Evidence of Record |
| MFCU |
Medical Fraud Control Unit |
| MIHMS |
Maine Integrated Health Management Solution |
| MIP |
Maine Immunization Program |
| MMIS |
Medicaid Management Information System |
| MOE |
Maintenance of Eligibility |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSTAMS |
Maine State Time and Attendance Management System |
| MTDC |
Modified Total Direct Costs |
| NCANDS |
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System |
| NECSES |
New England Child Support Enforcement System |
| NPI |
National Provider Indentifier |
| OACPD |
Office of Adults with Cognitive and Physical Disabilities |
| OAMH |
Office of Adult Mental Health Services |
| OCFS |
Office of Child and Family Services |
| OCR |
Office of Civil Rights |
| OES |
Office of Elderly Services |
| OIAS |
Office of Integrated Access and Support |
| OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
| OPEGA |
Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability |
| OPRA |
Over Payment Recovery Application |
| PAR |
Performance and Accountability Report |
| PERM |
Payment Error Rate Measurement |
| PERMTAG |
Payment Error Rate Measurement Technical Advisory Group |
| PERS |
Personal Emergency Response System |
| PIP |
Prospective Interim Payments |
| PNMI |
Private Non Medical Institution |
| POMS |
Program Operations Manual System |
| PRWORA |
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 |
| RC |
Review Contractor |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
| SACWIS |
Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System |
| SAS |
Statements on Auditing Standards |
| SC |
Statistical Contractor |
| SCHIP |
State Child Health Insurance Program |
| SMERF |
State Medicaid Error Rate Findings |
| SSA |
Social Security Administration |
| SSAE |
Statement of Standards for Attestation Engagements |
| SSDI |
Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSI |
Social Security Income |
| SURS |
Surveillance and Utilization Review Unit |
| TANF |
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families |
| TCM |
Targeted Case Management |
| TMSA |
Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement |
| TT |
Transitional Transportation |
| WIC |
Women Infants and Children |
