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Volume I – General Administration MS 0140 - R. 3/1/26 - OMTL- 688 Acronyms
Following is a list of acronyms and the programs utilizing the term.
Initials Meaning Program ABD Aged, Blind, Disabled MA, State Supp. ABE Adult Basic Education KTAP ABI Acquired Brain Injury (Medicaid) Waiver Program
MA ABAWD Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents SNAP ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 All Programs ADH Administrative Disqualification Hearing SNAP, Claims AE Agency Error Claims APTC Advance Premium Tax Credit MA AR Authorized Representative All Programs BENDEX Beneficiary Data Exchange All Programs BOW Birth Out-of-Wedlock KTAP, MA BR Benefit Reduction KTAP, KC, SNAP BUA Basic Utility Allowance SNAP CAA Community Action Agency KTAP, SNAP CAN Child Abuse/Neglect background checks Kinship Care CC Collateral Contact All Programs CCAP Child Care Assistance Program All Programs CCR&R Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, sometimes referred to as R&R
All Programs CE Categorical Eligibility SNAP CHFS Cabinet for Health and Family Services All Programs CMS Claims Management Section All Programs COB Close of Business All Programs COLA Cost of Living Adjustment All Programs COM Community Service KTAP CS Client Statement All Programs CSV Cash Surrender Value MA DAA Drug Addiction and Alcohol SNAP, MA DCBS Department for Community Based Services
All Programs [DCSS Department of Child Support Services All Programs] DDS Disability Determination Services MA DFS Division of Family Support All Programs DMS Department for Medicaid Services MA DPP Division of Protection and Permanency KTAP, Kinship Care, MA DOB Date of Birth All Programs DSNAP Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP DVO Domestic Violence Order KTAP EA Eligibility Advisor All Programs ECT Excessive Card Task SNAP