AA: Administrative Agency.Dallas County Health & Human Services, that administers the day-to-day operations of the Ryan White contracts
Ab:Antibody
ACA: Affordable Care Act
ACIP: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice
ADAP: AIDS Drug Assistance Program, run by the State to provide medications & primary care to uninsured people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)
AIDS: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
aPPT: Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
ARIES: AIDS Regional Information and Evaluation System
ART: Antiretroviral Therapy
ASAM: American Society of Addiction Medicine
ASI: Addiction Severity Index
BIA: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
BUN: Blood Urea Nitrogen
CARE/HIPP: Health Insurance Premium Payment
CBC: Complete Blood Count
CCR5: C-C Chemokine Receptor type 5
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CD4: Cluster of Differentiation 4
CLAS: National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
CLIA: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
CNS: Clinical Nurse Assistant
COBRA: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
CQM: Clinical Quality Management
CT: Chlamydia
DADS: Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
DCHHS: Dallas County Health and Human Services
DIS: Disease Intervention Specialist
DO: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
DPA: Dallas Planning Area
DSHS: Texas Department of State Health Services
DSW: Doctor of Social Work
EFA: Emergency Financial Assistance
eGFR: Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
EHARS: Enhanced HIV/AIDS Reporting System
EIIHA: Early Intervention of Individuals with HIV/AIDS
EIS: Early Intervention Services
EMA: Eligible Metropolitan Area – An urban area that received funds under Part A or the Ryan White law. The Dallas EMA consists of 12 counties
FDA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FPL: Federal Poverty Level
FY: Fiscal Year
Grantee: The Dallas County Health & Human Services – the agency that oversees Ryan White funds
GC: Gonorrhea
HAB: HIV/AIDS Bureau
HAV: Hepatitis A Virus
HBsAb: Hepatitis B Surface Antibody
HBV: Hepatitis B Virus
HCC: HIV/AIDS Care Continuum
HCO3: Bicarbonate
HCV: Hepatitis C Virus
HDL: High-density lipoprotein
HHS: Health and Human Services
HIA: Health Insurance Premium and Cost-Sharing Assistance
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HLA-B*5701: Human Leukocyte Antigen Major Histocompatibility Complex, Class I,B
HOPWA: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
HRA: High Resolution Anoscopy
HRSA: Health Resources Services Administration – The federal agency that administers the Ryan White Act nationally
HSDA: Health Service Deliver Area
IFB: Invitation for Bid
IgG: Immunoglobulin G
IGRA: Interferon Gamma Release Agency
LDL: Low-density lipoprotein
LPAP: Local Pharmaceutical Assistance Program
LTBI: Latent Tuberculosis Infection
MAC: Mycobacterium Avium Complex
MAI: Minority AIDS Initiative – A portion of the Ryan White funds that are targeted to reducing health disparities among minority populations
MCM: Medical Case Manager/ Medical Case Management
MD: Doctor of Medicine
MFR: Monthly Financial Report
mL: Milliliter
mm3: Cubic Milliliter
MMR: Measles, Mumps, and Rubella
MMSE: Mini Mental State Examination
MNT: Medical Nutrition Therapy
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
MS: Master of Science
MSM: Men who have Sex with Men
MSW: Master of Social Work
NGA: Notice of Grant Award
NMCM: Non-Medical Case Management
NMS: National Monitoring Standards
nPEP: Non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis
OAHS: Outpatient/Ambulatory Health Services
OBRA: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Pap: Papanicolauo (test)
PAPS: Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Programs
PCN: Policy Clarification Notice
PCP: Pneumocystis Pneumonia
PCV13: Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
PharmD: Doctor of Pharmacy
PhD: Doctor of Philosophy
PHQ-2: Patient Health Questionnaire
PEP: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
PLWHA: People Living with HIV or AIDS
PPV23: Pheumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine
PrEP: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
PT/INR: Prothrombin and International Normalized Ratio
QTF: QuantiFERON TB Test
RD: Registered Dietician
RFI: Request for Funding Increase
RFP: Request for Proposal
RN: Registered Nurse
RNA: Ribonucleic Acid
RWHAP: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
RWPC: Ryan White Planning Council
Ryan White Treatment Extension Act: The federal legislation that authorizes funds for health and social services for PLWHA. Formerly known as the Ryan White CARE Act
SAMISS: Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Symptoms Screener
SDI: State Disability Insurance
SNAP: Supplemental Security Income
SOC: Standards of Care
SOS: Scope of Services
SS: State Services
STDs: Sexually Transmitted Disease
STIs: Sexually Transmitted Infections
TAC: Texas Administrative Code
TANF: Temporary Aid to Needy Families
TB: Tuberculosis
Td: Tetanus and Diphtheria
Tdap: Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis
THMP: Texas HIV Medication Program
TMB: Texas Medical Board
TST: Tuberculin Skin Test
USPSTF: United States Preventive Services Task Force
VA: Veteran's Administration Benefits
VTCA: Vernon's Texas Code Annotated
VVZ: Varicella-Zoster Virus
WIC: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
