| Acronym |
Definition |
| AA |
Alcoholics Anonymous |
| ACO |
Accountable Care Organization |
| AFR |
Advocates for Recovery |
| ASAM |
American Society of Addiction Medicine |
| ATOD |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs |
| ATR |
Access to Recovery |
| ATTC |
Addiction Technology and Transfer Center |
| BAC |
Blood Alcohol Content |
| BAL |
Blood Alcohol Level |
| CBHC |
Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council |
| CD |
Chemical Dependency |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CHIP |
Children's Health Insurance Program |
| CMHC |
Community Mental Health Center |
| CMHS |
Center for Mental Health Services (a center of SAMHSA) |
| COPA |
Colorado Providers Association |
| CSAP |
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (a center of SAMHSA) |
| CSAT |
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (a center of SAMHSA) |
| DACODS |
Drug/Alcohol Coordinated Data System |
| DBH |
Division of Behavioral Health |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| DOC |
Department of Corrections |
| DOE |
Department of Education |
| DPH |
Department of Public Health |
| DPHHS |
Department of Public Health and Human Services |
| DSM-IV |
Diagnostic Statistical Manual, Edition 4 |
| DSS |
Department of Social Services |
| DUI |
Driving Under the Influence |
| DWI |
Driving While Intoxicated |
| EBP |
Evidence Based Practice |
| EC |
Emergency Commitment |
| FAVOR |
Faces and Voices of Recovery |
| FFS |
Fee For Service |
| FQHC |
Federally Qualified Health Center |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
| HCPF |
Health Care Policy and Finance |
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| IC |
Involuntary Commitment |
| IC&RC |
International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium |
| ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
| ICM |
Intensive Case Management |
| IDU |
Injection Drug User |
| IM |
Intramuscular |
| IOP |
Intensive Outpatient |
| IRT |
Intensive Residential Treatment |
| IV |
Intravenous |
| JBC |
Joint Budget Committee |
| LAC |
Licensed Addiction Counselor (formerly CCDC) |
| MCO |
Managed Care Organization |
| MHA |
Mental Health of America |
| MHC |
Mental Health Center |
| MIP |
Minor in Possession |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSO |
Managed Services Organization |
| MST |
Multi-Systemic Therapy |
| NA |
Narcotics Anonymous |
| NAADAC |
National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors |
| NAMI |
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
| NASADAD |
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Disorders |
| NASMHPD |
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors |
| NCADD |
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence |
| NCADI |
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (SAMHSA's) |
| NIAAA |
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| NIATx |
Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment |
| NIDA |
National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| NPI |
National Provider Identifier |
| NPN |
National Prevention Network |
| NSDUH |
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (formerly NHSDA) |
| ONDCP |
Office of National Drug Control Policy |
| ORT |
Opioid Replacement Therapy0 |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (an agency of DOL) |
| OSPB |
Office of State Planning and Budgeting |
| PCP |
Primary Care Provider |
| PHI |
Protected Health Information |
| PSO |
Provider Service Organization |
| RCCO |
Regional Care Collaborative Organization |
| RFI |
Request for Information |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
| RSS |
Recovery Support Services |
| RTC |
Residential Treatment Center |
| RWJ |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
| SA |
Substance Abuse |
| SAAC |
Substance Abuse Action Council |
| SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (an agency of DHHS) |
| SAPT |
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (Block Grant) |
| SBIRT |
Screening and Brief Intervention Referral to Treatment |
| SMHA |
State Mental Health Authority |
| SOAR |
SSI/SSDI Outreach Access Recovery |
| SSA |
Single State Agency |
| SSPA |
Sub-State Planning Area |
| STIRRT |
Short Term Intensive Residential Remediation Treatment |
| TANF |
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families |
| TASC |
Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities |
| TC |
Therapeutic Community Modality |
| TEDS |
The Treatment Episode Data Set |
| TRT |
Transitional Residential Modality |
| WICHE |
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education |