Acronym Glossary

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• DAG

  Wisconsin Diabetes Advisory Group

• DATCP

  Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

• DCF

  Department of Children and Families (DCF). Created on July 1, 2008.

• DCTS

  Division of Care and Treatment Services - created July 1, 2016. Previously known as DMHSAS. The three former DLTC Facilities (CWC, NWC, SWC) are now also part of DCTS.

• DD

  Developmental Disability or Developmentally Disabled

• DDB

  Disability Determination Bureau 

• DDES

  Former Division of Disability and Elder Services, split into Division of Long Term Care and the Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse.

• Declaration to Physicians

  Also referred to by the public as the "Living Will," a form which enables a person to declare his or her wishes in advance concerning the use of life-sustaining procedures in the event of a terminal illness or injury when the person has become incompetent. Forms distributed by the Department's Division of Public Health.

• Defibrillation

  The administration of an electrical impulse to an individual's heart for the purpose of stopping ventricular fibrillation.

• Demonstration Project

  A short-term experiment to determine if a new activity is worthwhile, feasible or cost-effective, and to understand its consequences, before any commitment is made to make it permanent.

• DES

  Division of Enterprise Services 

• DHCF

  Former name of DHCAA, DHS Division of Health Care Financing; administers MA program.

• DHS

  Department of Health Services

• DHSS

  Formerly Wisconsin State Department of Health and Social Services, to July 1, 1996. Is now Department of Health Services (DHS).

• DIN

  Decision Item Narrative, a statement justifying a proposal included in a budget request.

• Disability Rights Wisconsin

  Disability Rights Wisconsin; A Wisconsin-wide organization that advocates for people with disabilities and mental illnesses.

• Divestment

  In reference to eligibility for Medicaid, the disposal of resources at less than fair market value in order to qualify for benefits.

• DJC

  Division of Juvenile Corrections in DOC; formerly DYS in DHSS.

• DMA

  Department of Military Affairs

• DMS

  Division of Medicaid Services.

• DNR

  Do-not-resuscitate; orders of physicians to withhold restorative treatment, usually limited to cardiopulmonary resuscitation, from patients who suffer cardiac or respiratory arrest.

• DOA

  Wisconsin Department of Administration

• DOC

  Wisconsin State Department of Corrections.

• DOE

  U.S. Department of Energy.

• DOJ

  Department of Justice (Wisconsin)

• DOL

  U.S. Department of Labor.

• DON

  director of nursing (nursing home)

• DOS

  Dates of Service

• DOT

  Department of Transportation

• DPCP

  Wisconsin Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

• DPH

  DHS Division of Public Health.

• DPI

  Department of Public Instruction

• DPM

  Division of Personnel Management

• DQA

  Division of Quality Assurance

• DRGs

  Diagnosis-Related Groups

• DRL

  Department of Regulation & Licensing (Wisconsin)

• DRW

  A Madison-based organization doing legal and other advocacy to protect and promote the interests of persons with a developmental disability or a mental illness.

• DSPN

  Disability Service Provider Network

• DSPS

  Department of Safety and Professional Services

• DSS

  County department of social services; administers public assistance and social service programs; same as SSD, CDSS.

• DUR

  Drug Utilization Review

• DVA

  Department of Veterans Affairs

• DWD

  Wisconsin State Department of Workforce Development.

• DYS

  Former Division of Youth Services in DHSS. Is now Division of Juvenile Corrections (DJC), Department of Corrections.