NOSSCR ACRONYMS - QUICK SEARCH INDEX - Jump to:

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M
N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

A
AACT	Abbreviated Acount query - Title II
AAJ	Administrative Appeals Judge - AC adjudicator
AC	Appeals Council
ACE	Average Current Earnings - factor used in WC offset calculation
ADL	Activities of Daily Living
AI	Aged Individual - Title XVI
ALJ	Administrative Law Judge
AME	Agreed Medical Examiner - WC term
AME	Average Monthly Earnings - benefit calculation factor
AOD	Alleged Onset of Disability or Alleged Onset Date
AR	Acquiescence Ruling
AUSA	Assistant U.S. Attorney
B
BHA	Bureau of Hearings and Appeals - former name of ODAR
BO	Branch Office - sub-office of a DO
BWO	Blind Work Expenses
C
CAB	Civil Actions Branch of AC
CALJ	Chief ALJ
CDB	Childhood Disability Benefits - Title II
CE	Consulative Examination or Examiner
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CIB	Child's Insurance Benefits - Title II
COBRA	Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
COLA	Cost of Living Adjustment
D
DAA	Drug Addiction and/or Alcoholism
DAC	Disabled Adult Child - Title II
DED	Disability Evaluation Division - the state agency
DEQY	Detailed Earnings Query - Title II
DDS	Disability Determination Service - the state agency
DHHS	Department of Health and Human Services - former SSA parent agency
DI	Disabled Individual - Title XVI
DIB	Disability Insurance Benefits - Title II
DISM	Same as DSM, the preferred acronym
DISM	Disability Insurance State Manual
DIWC	Disabled Individual, Worker or Child - Title II claim type
DJ	District Judge
DLI	Date Last Insured - Title II disability insured status
DLM	Date Last Met - same as DLI
DO	District Office - local SSA field office
DOB	Date Of Birth
DOE	Date Of Entitlement - Title II
DOT	Dictionary of Occupational Titles
DSM	Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
E
EAJA	Equal Access to Justice Act
EOD	Established Onset of Disability
EPE	Extended Period of Eligibility - Title II
ER	Earnings Record
F
FBM	First Benefit Month
FBR	Federal Benefit Rate - Title XVI
FIB	Father's Insurance Benefits - Title II
FMAX	Family Maximum - Title II benefit limit
FO	Field Office - a DO or a BO
FOIA	Freedom of Information Act
G
GLPSC	Great Lakes Program Service Center - PC4
H
HA	Hearing Assistant
HALLEX	Hearings, Appeals and Litigation Law [Lex] - OHA policy manual
HCFA	Health Care Finance Administration - DHHS Medicare agency
HE	Hearing Examiner - former title of ALJ
HIA	Health Insurance, Part A - Medicare
HIB	Health Insurance, Part B - Medicare
HOCALJ	Hearing Office Chief ALJ
HOA	Hearing Office Administrator
HOM	Hearing Office Manager
HOSA	Hearing Office Systems Administrator
HPI	Hearing Process “Improvement”
I
IAP	Interim Assistance Program - Title XVI
IAR	Interim Assistance Reimbursement - Title XVI
ICD	International Classification of Diseases
ID	Initial Determination
IEP	Initial Enrollment Periond - SMIB
IFA	Individualized Functional Assessment - former SSI child dib. standard
IME	Independent Medical Examiner - WC term
IRWE	Impairment-Related Work Expense
ISM	In-Kind Support & Maintenance - Title XVI
J
K
L
LMER	Last Met Earnings Requirement - same as DLI
LPC	Legal Processing Clerk
LSDP	Lump-Sum Death Payment
M
MA	Medical Advisor - former title of an ME
MAMPSC	Mid-America Program Service Center - PC6
MATPSC	Mid-Atlantic Program Service Center - PC2
MBR	Master Beneficiary Record - Title II
ME	Medical Expert - designated physician at OHA level
MER	Medical Evidence of Record [also MEOR]
MIB	Mother's Insurance Benefits - Title II
MRFC	Mental RFC
MSS	Medical Source Statement
N
NEPSC	NorthEastern Program Service Center - PC1
NH	Number Holder - "Wage Earner" - Title II
O
OASDI	Old-Age, Survivor & Disability Insurance - Title II
OCRO	Office of Central Records Operations - Baltimore, MD - PC9
ODAR	Office of Disability, Adjudication and Review (formerly OHA)
ODIO	Office of Disability & International Operations - Baltimore, MD - PC8
ODO	Office of Disability Operations - ODIO component - PC7
OGC	Office of General Counsel
OHA	Office of Hearings and Appeals - former name of ODAR
OIG	Office of the Inspector General
OOH	Occupational Outlook Handbook
OP	Over-Payment
OPIR	Office of Program Integrity Review
P
PA	Privacy Act
PASS	Plan to Achieve Self Support - Title XVI
PCI	Payment Cycling Indicator - staggered benefit payment dates
PE	Post Entitlement - Title II
PE	Post Eligibility - Title XVI
PEBES	Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement - Title II
PIA	Primary Insurance Amount - base benefit rate
PMV	Presumed Maximum Value - Title XVI income term
POMS	Program Operations Manual System - SSA claims manual
PPD	Permanent Partial Disability - WC term
PPS	Program Policy Statement - SSR precursor
PRUCOL	Permanent Residence Under Color Of Law
PRW	Past Relevant Work
PSC	Program Service Center
Q
QA	Quality Assurance
QC	Quarter of Coverage - Title II
QMB	Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
QME	Qualified Medical Examiner - WC term
R
RC	Regional Commissioner of SSA
RCALJ	Regional Chief ALJ
RFC	Residual Functional Capacity
RFH	Request For Hearing
RFR	Request for Reconsideration
RIB	Retirement Insurance Benefits - Title II
RMO	Regional Management Officer
RO	Regional Office - OHA management unit
RPO	Regional Program Officer
RRB	Railroad Retirement Board
S
SDI	State Disability Insurance
SDM	Single Decision Maker
SEPSC	SouthEastern Program Service Center - PC3
SEQY	Summary Earnings Query - Title II
SGA	Substantial Gainful Activity
SHA	Supervisory Hearing Assistant
SIB	Spouse's Insurance Benefits - Title II
SLMB	Special Low-income Medicare Beneficiary
SMIB	Supplemental Medical Insurance Benefits - same as HIB
SSA	Social Security Administration
SSA	Supervisory Staff Attorney
SSDC	Social Security (Title II) and SSI (Title XVI) concurrent claim
SSDI	Social Security Disability Insurance - Title II
SSI	Supplemental Security Income - Title XVI
SSID	SSI Disability
SSID	SSI Display - computer query
SSIRD	SSI Record Display - computer query
SSLP	Social Security Law and Practice - West Group
SSP	State Supplementary Payments - optional state SSI add-on
SSPG	Social Security Practice Guide - Matthew Bender
SSRS	Social Security Reporting Service - West Group
SSR	Social Security Ruling
T
TTD	Temporary Total Disability - WC term
TWP	Trial Work Period - Title II
U
UI	Unearned Income - Title XVI
UI	Unemployment Insurance
UP	Under-Payment
USC	United States Code
USCA	United States Code Annotated
UWA	Unsuccessful Work Attempt
V
VE	Vocational Expert
VR	Vocational Rehabilitation
VTR	Value of the one-Third Reduction - Title XVI
W
WC	Worker's Compensation
WE	Wage Earner - Title II
WIB	Widow(er)'s Insurance Benefits - Title II
WNPSC	WesterN Program Service Center - PC5
X
Y
Z