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LAAM
Levo-alphacetyl methadol (a long acting derivative of methadone) |
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LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker |
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LD
Learning Disability |
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LDA
Learning Disabilities Association of North Carolina |
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Legal Advocacy
Legal services provided to ensure the protection and maintenance of a client's/patient's rights. |
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Length Of Stay (LOS)
The amount of time that a person remains in a residential program, including hospitals, expressed in days. |
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Level Of Care (LOC)
A structured system of types of care. For substance abuse programs, as used in the ASAM criteria for substance abuse, this term refers to four broad areas of treatment placement, ranging from inpatient to outpatient. |
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LICC
Local Interagency Community Council |
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Licensure
A state or federal regulatory system for service providers to protect the public health and welfare. Licensure of healthcare professionals and hospitals are examples. |
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Linkage/Brokerage
Usually a case management activity of assisting individuals to access needed services in various agencies or from multiple providers. |
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Living Independently
A client who lives in a private residence and requires no assistance in activities of daily living. |
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LME
Local Management Entity |
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LOC
1. Level of Care (types of services that can be provided based on consumer functioning). OR 2. Legislative Oversight Committee of the NC legislature. |
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Local Business Plan
In the reformed MH/DD/SA system, a comprehensive plan required of local management entities for mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services in a certain geographical area. |
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Local Managing Entity (LME)
The local agency that plans, develops, implements and monitors services within a specified geographic area according to requirements of the DMH/DD/SAS. Includes developing a full range of services that provides inpatient and outpatient treatment, services and/or supports for both insured and uninsured individuals. |
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Local Mental Health Authority
Local organizational entity (usually with some statutory authority) that centrally maintains administrative, clinical, and fiscal authority for a geographically specific and organized system of health care. |
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LOE
Level of Eligibility |
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Long-Term Care
A range of healthcare services that are regularly used over a long period of time; sometimes over the course of a lifetime. Residence-based services, such as nursing home care, are one of the most common forms of long-term care and are what most individuals and policy makers have in mind when they speak of this type of care. |
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LOS
Length of Stay (time from admission to discharge) |
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LP
Licensed Psychologist |
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LPA
Licensed Psychological Associate |
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LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor |
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LRE
Least Restrictive Environment |
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LTC
Long Term Care |
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