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IAC
Interagency Council |
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IAPRS
International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services |
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Iatrogenic
a disease or disorder that is induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures. |
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ICCM
Intensive Community Case Management |
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ICF
Intermediate Care Facility |
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ICFMR
Intermediate Care Facility for Mental Retardation |
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ICFMR/DD
Intermediate Care Facility serving persons with Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities |
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IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
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IEP
Individualized Education Program |
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IFP
Individual Family Plan |
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IFSP
Individualized Family Service Plan |
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IHP
Individualized Habilitation Plan |
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ILC
Independent Living Center |
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In-Home Family Services
Mental health treatment and support services offered to children and adolescents with mental illness and to their family members in their own homes or apartments. |
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Indemnity Plan
Indemnity insurance plans are an alternative to managed care plans. These plans charge consumers a set amount for coverage and reimburse (fully or partially) consumers for most medical services. |
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Independent Living Services
Support for a young person living on his or her own. These services include therapeutic group homes, supervised apartment living, and job placement. Services teach youth how to handle financial, medical, housing, transportation, and other daily living needs, as well as how to get along with others. |
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Indicators
Measurable evidence of the results of activities related to a particular area of concern. Examples include the percent of adult consumers employed or the percent of children with serious emotional disturbance attending school regularly. |
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Individual Therapy
Therapy tailored for a patient/client that is administered one-on-one. |
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Individualized Services
Services designed to meet the unique needs of each child and family. Services are individualized when the caregivers pay attention to the needs and strengths, ages, and stages of development of the child and individual family members. Also see appropriate services and family-centered services. |
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Information And Referral Services
Information services are those designed to impart information on the availability of clinical resources and how to access them. Referral services are those that direct, guide, or a client/patient with appropriate services provided outside of your organization. |
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Inpatient
A person who is hospitalized. |
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Inpatient Hospitalization
Mental health treatment provided in a hospital setting 24 hours a day. Inpatient hospitalization provides: (1) short-term treatment in cases where a child is in crisis and possibly a danger to his/herself or others, and (2) diagnosis and treatment when the patient cannot be evaluated or treated appropriately in an outpatient setting. |
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Institution For Mental Disorders (IMD)
Federal rules expressly prohibit Medicaid reimbursement to freestanding IMDs for inpatient services to people between the ages of 22 and 64. |
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Intake/Screening
Services designed to briefly assess the type and degree of a client's/patient's mental health condition to determine whether services are needed and to link him/her to the most appropriate and available service. Services may include interviews, psychological testing, physical examinations including speech/hearing, and laboratory studies. |
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Integrated Payment And Reporting System (IPRS)
An electronic, web-based system for reporting services and making payments that will eventually replace the Willie M., Thomas S., and Pioneer systems of claims processing. The IPRS system will be built on the existing Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) currently processing Medicaid claims for the Division of Medical Assistance, (DMA). The goal of the IPRS project is to replace the existing UCR systems with one integrated system for processing and reporting all MH/DD/SAS and Medicaid claims. |
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Intensity Of Need
A measurement of the amount, duration, scope, frequency and cost of a benefit package for a specific individual. |
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Intensity Of Service
The degree or extent to which a treatment or service is provided, depending on a patient level of need. Some treatments and services are considered more intensive than others. For example, medically managed inpatient treatment is more intensive than outpatient treatment, or a halfway house. Other services, such as vocational training, can be more or less intense, depending on patient needs. See also LEVELS OF CARE. |
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Intensive Case Management
Intensive community services for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness that are designed to improve planning for their service needs. Services include outreach, evaluation, and support. |
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Intensive Residential Services
Intensively staffed housing arrangements for clients/patients. May include medical, psychosocial, vocational, recreational or other support services. |
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Intermediate Care Facility (ICF)
An institution licensed under state law to provide health related care and services to individuals who do not require the degree of care or treatment that a hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF) provides. |
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Intermediate Care Facility For Persons With Mental Retardation Or Developmental Disabilities (ICFMR/DD)
A facility that provides ICF level of care to eligible persons who have mental retardation or developmental disabilities. |
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Intervention
Activities aimed at interrupting an action or a behavior that is harmful to progress and recovery. |
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Involuntary Civil Commitment
A medical, social and legal process that permits states to hospitalize persons against their will if, because of a mental disability, they pose a danger to themselves or others. |
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Involuntary Outpatient Commitment
State law enabling courts to require outpatient treatment for people with mental illness or substance abuse who need treatment but who are incapable of deciding voluntarily to seek it. |
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IOM
Institute of Medicine |
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IOP
Intensive Outpatient Program |
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IPCC
Intensive Psychiatric Community Care |
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IPRS
Integrated Payment and Reporting System (State's payment system for Area Programs) |
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IQ
Intelligence Quotient |
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IT
Information Technology |
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IVR
Interactive Voice Response |
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