06-2026
The following acronyms are used in the STAR+PLUS Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Program.
| Acronym | Description |
|---|---|
| AA | Adaptive Aids |
| ADL | Activity of Daily Living |
| AFC | Adult Foster Care |
| AL | Assisted Living |
| ALF | Assisted Living Facility |
| AO | Agency Option |
| APS | Adult Protective Services |
| CAP | Corrective Action Plan |
| CARE | Client Assignment and Registration System |
| CAS | Community Attendant Services |
| CBA | Community Based Alternatives |
| CCAD | Community Care for the Aged and Disabled |
| CCP | Comprehensive Care Program |
| CDS | Consumer Directed Services |
| CFC | Community First Choice |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CHIP | Children's Health Insurance Program |
| CLASS | Community Living Assistance and Support Services |
| CMPAS | Client Managed Personal Attendant Services |
| CMS | Claims Management System |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CNA | Certified Nursing Assistant |
| COLA | Cost of Living Adjustment |
| CRU | Centralized Representation Unit |
| CSHCN | Children with Special Health Care Needs |
| CSIL | Community Services Interest List |
| DAC | Disabled Adult Child |
| DAHS | Day Activity and Health Services |
| DBMD | Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities |
| DDS | Developmental Disability Specialist |
| DDU | Disability Determination Unit |
| DER | Data Entry Representative |
| DFPS | Department of Family and Protective Services |
| DIA | Diagnosis |
| DID | Determination of Intellectual Disability |
| DIU | Data Integrity Unit |
| DME | Durable Medical Equipment |
| DOB | Date of Birth |
| DOD | Date of Death |
| DR | Designated Representative |
| DSHS | Department of State Health Services |
| ERS | Enrollment Resolutions Services |
| ERS | Emergency Response Service |
| FBR | Federal Benefit Rate |
| FC | Family Care Title XX |
| FFS | Fee-for-Service |
| FH | Fair Hearing |
| FHO | Fair Hearings Officers |
| FMSA | Financial Management Services Agency |
| GR | General Revenue |
| HCBS | Home and Community Based Services |
| HCS | Home and Community-based Services |
| HCSS | Home and Community Support Services |
| HCSSA | Home and Community Support Services Agency |
| HDM | Home Delivered Meals |
| HEART | Health and Human Services Enterprise Administrative Report and Tracking System |
| HHS | Health and Human Services |
| HHSC | Health and Human Services Commission |
| HICAP | Health Information Counseling and Advocacy Program |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HIPP | Health Insurance Premium Payment Program |
| HMA | Health Maintenance Activities |
| IADL | Instrumental Activity of Daily Living |
| ICF-IID | Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions |
| ID | Identification |
| IDD | Intellectual or Developmental Disability |
| IDT | Interdisciplinary Team |
| IL | Interest List |
| ILM | Interest List Management |
| ILR | Interest List Release |
| IME | Incurred Medical Expense |
| ISP | Individual Service Plan |
| LAR | Legally Authorized Representative |
| LCSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker |
| LIDDA | Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability |
| LOC | Level of Care |
| LOS | Level of Service |
| LTC | Long Term Care |
| LTC-R | Long Term Care Regulatory |
| LTCOP | Long Term Care Online Portal |
| LTSS | Long Term Services and Supports |
| LVN | Licensed Vocational Nurse |
| MAO | Medical Assistance Only |
| MBI | Medicaid Buy-In |
| MC | Managed Care |
| MCO | Managed Care Organization |
| MCCO | Managed Care Compliance & Operations |
| MDCP | Medically Dependent Children Program |
| MDS | Minimum Data Set |
| Med ID | Medicaid Identification Card |
| MEPD | Medicaid for the Elderly and People with Disabilities |
| MERP | Medicaid Estate Recovery Program |
| MESAV | Medicaid Eligibility Service Authorization Verification |
| MFP | Money Follows the Person |
| MFPD | Money Follows the Person Demonstration |
| MHM | Minor Home Modifications |
| MN | Medical Necessity |
| MN/LOC | Medical Necessity and Level of Care |
| MSHCN | Members with Special Health Care Needs |
| NF | Nursing Facility |
| OT | Occupational Therapy |
| OTA | Occupational Therapy Assistance |
| PACE | Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly |
| PAS | Personal Assistance Services |
| PCN | Patient Control Number |
| PCP | Primary Care Provider |
| PCS | Personal Care Services |
| PDN | Private Duty Nursing |
| PDPM | Patient-Driven Payment Model |
| PES | Program Enrollment Support |
| PHC | Primary Home Care |
| PNA | Personal Needs Allowance |
| POC | Plan of Care |
| PPECC | Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Center |
| PPS | Premiums Payable System |
| PSU | Program Support Unit |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| PTA | Physical Therapy Assistance |
| QIT | Qualified Income Trust |
| QMB | Qualified Medicare Beneficiary |
| R&B | Room and Board |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| RSDI | Retirement and Survivors Disability Insurance |
| RUG | Resource Utilization Group |
| SASO | Service Authorization System Online |
| SC | Service Code |
| SCSA | Significant Change in Status Assessment |
| SDX | State Data Exchange |
| SG | Service Group |
| SLMB | Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries |
| SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| SO | State Office |
| SOC | Start of Care |
| SOLQ | State On-Line Query |
| SPT | Service Planning Team |
| SRO | Service Responsibility Option |
| SSA | Social Security Administration |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
| SSN | Social Security Number |
| SSPD | Special Services to Persons with Disabilities |
| ST | Speech Therapy |
| STAR | State of Texas Access Reform |
| STAR Kids program | State of Texas Access Reform Kids program |
| STAR+PLUS | State of Texas Access Reform Plus |
| STAR+PLUS HCBS program | State of Texas Access Reform Plus Home and Community Based Services program |
| STS | Supplemental Transition Support |
| TAC | Texas Administrative Code |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families |
| TAS | Transition Assistance Services |
| TDI | Texas Department of Insurance |
| THSteps-CCP | Texas Health Steps – Comprehensive Care Program |
| TIERS | Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System |
| TMHP | Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership |
| TOA | Type of Assistance |
| TP | Type Program |
| TPR | Third-Party Resource |
| TW | Texas Works |
| TxHmL | Texas Home Living |
| UAP | Unlicensed Assistive Person |
| UMCC | Uniform Managed Care Contract |
| UMCM | Uniform Managed Care Manual |
| WTPY | Wire Third Party Query |
| YES | Youth Empowerment Services |