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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Abbreviations/Acronyms/Definitions

Issued May 27, 2022 Page 13 of A-100 Replacing January 28, 2022 Revised/added text indicated by underscore Deleted text indicated by “*” PARIS – Public Assistance Reporting Information Systems

PAS – Personal Assistance Services

PAU – Prior Authorization Unit

PCA – Personal Care Agreement

PCA – Personal Care Attendant

PCCM – Primary Care Case Management

PCN – Personal Care Needs

PCP – Primary Care Physician

PCR – Parents and Caretaker Relative group (formerly LIFC)

PDP – Prescription Drug Plan

PERM – Payment Error Rate Measurement

PERS – Personal Emergency Response System

PETI – Post Eligibility Treatment of Income

PFA – Patient Fund Account

PHE – Public Health Emergency

PHI – Patient Health Information

PHS – Public Health Service (Act)

PII – Personally Identifiable information

PLI – Patient Liability

PM – Provisional Medicaid

PMPM – Per Member Per Month

PMV – Presumed Maximum Value