Glossary of Terms, Acronyms and Abbreviations:
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Definition |
| T18
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Title XVIII - Medicare
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| T19
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Title XIX - Medicaid, Medical Assistance, MA
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| TACL
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Training Adolescents for Community Living; a program at Mendota Mental Health Institute for treatment of adolescents who have a combination of a mild developmental disability, an emotional or behavioral disturbance and social skill deficits.
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| TAG
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Technical advisory group.
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| TANF
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
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| TAP (a)
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Treatment Alternatives Program (AODA).
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| TAP (b)
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Telecommunications Assistance Program administered by DHFS Division of Long Term Care.
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| TAU
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Tribal Affairs Unit in the DHFS Office of Strategic Finance.
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| TDD
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Telecommunication Device for the Deaf.
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| THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY
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A residential treatment modality for the more serious cases of drug abuse; there are today 2 therapeutic communities in Wisconsin.
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| TITLE III
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of the Older Americans Act: area-wide planning by Area Agencies on Aging (AAA).
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| TITLE IV-A
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of the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended: Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC).
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| TITLE IX
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of the Education Amendments of 1972; prohibits discrimination based on sex in federally funded educational programs or activities.
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| TITLE V (b)
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of the Older Americans Act-Senior Community Services Employment Program.
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| TITLE VI
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of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally funded programs or activities.
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| TITLE VII
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of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, sex or religion.
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| Title XIX
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Medicaid, Medical Assistance, MA
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| TITLE XVI
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of the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended: Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
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| Title XVIII
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Medicare
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| TITLE XXI
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of the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended: state children's health insurance program.
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| TLC
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Technology Learning Center in DHFS.
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| TRAILS
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Testing Realities and Investigating Lifestyles; an alcohol and drug abuse prevention program for Indian youths.
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| TTY
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Text telephone writer which transcribes telephone messages received from people with hearing impairments.U
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Definition |
| UNIFORM FEE SYSTEM
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Uniform methods and procedures administered by the Department for charging fees for social services and mental hygiene services, including fees for residential care, on the basis of the client's, spouse's or parent's ability to pay. See ch. HFS 1 rules.
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| UPC
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Uniform placement criteria for AODA services.
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| USDA
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U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Definition |
| VITAL RECORD
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A certificate of birth, death, divorce or annulment, a marriage document or a fetal death report, which ch. 69, Stats., requires be prepared whenever one of these events occurs and be filed in the office of the register of deeds for the county or, for some cities, in the city health office, where a copy is maintained and the original sent to DHS; part of a nationwide system for recording these events.
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| VR
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Vocational rehabilitation; services to enable persons with a physical or mental handicap to become employable.
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Definition |
| W-2
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Wisconsin Works, the state's program to replace AFDC. Makes cash assistance dependent on taking a job or undertaking job training. Cash benefits limited to 60 months. Administered by DWD. Began September 1997.
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| WAAODA
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Wisconsin Association on Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse.
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| WAD
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Wisconsin Association for the Deaf.
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| WAHSA
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Wisconsin Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (non-profit).
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| WANH
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Wisconsin Association of Nursing Homes (for-profit).
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| WARF
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Wisconsin Association of Residential Facilities; represents CBRF providers.
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| WATTS REVIEW
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Annual review by a guardian ad litem of the status of a person protectively placed under ch. 55, Wis.Stats., and subsequent summary or full hearing by a court on the finding.
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| WCA(a)
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Wisconsin Counties Association.
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| WCA(b)
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Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy; a Madison-based organization doing legal and other advocacy to protect and promote the interests of developmentally disabled persons and mentally ill persons.
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| WCDD
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Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities.
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| WCHSA
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Wisconsin Counties Human Services Association.
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| WDC
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Wisconsin Disability Coalition.
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| WHA
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Wisconsin Hospital Association.
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| WHO
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Wisconsin Homecare Organization; home health agencies.
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| WiSACWIS
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Wisconsin Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information Systems
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| WISCONSIN DIFFERENCE COALITION
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A coalition of some 30 organizations which advocate for public funding of human services in Wisconsin.
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| WISCONSIN FAIR EMPLOYMENT ACT
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Sections 111.31 to 111.395, Stats. Prohibits discrimination in employment based on age, race, creed, color, handicap, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record or conviction record.
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| WMHI
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Winnebago Mental Health Institute near Oshkosh.
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| WRA
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Wisconsin Rehabilitation Association.
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| WRC
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Wisconsin Resource Center near Oshkosh; administered by the DHFS Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for the purpose of providing individualized care and treatment for mental illness, a developmental disability or substance abuse to inmates transferred from the Department of Correction's maximum and medium security institutions, and to provide treatment to persons committed to the Department under ch. 980, Stats.
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| WSRCC
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(Formerly) Wilson Street Regional Computing Center.
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| WSSA
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Wisconsin Social Services Association.
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Definition |
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