Approved DCSS Abbreviations & Acronyms List

Term	Approved Abbreviation
A
Accurint (Locate Source)	ACC
Address	ADDR
Adjustment	ADJ
Administration for Children and Families	ACF
Administration for Children, Youth and Families	ACYF
Administrative Review Unit	ARU
AFDC Benefit History (AZTECS)	AFBH
AFDC Issuance History (AZTECS)	AFIH
Affidavit	AFF
Affidavit of Direct Pay	ADP
Affidavit of Financial Information	AFI
Aid to Families with Dependent Children	AFDC
Alleged Father	AF
Also known as	AKA
Answer	ANS
Application	APP
Arizona	AZ
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System	AHCCCS
Arizona Parent Locate System	APLS
Arizona Revised Statutes	ARS
Arizona Technical Eligibility Computer Systems	AZTECS
Arizona Tracking and Location Automated System	ATLAS
Arrears/Arrearages	ARRS
Assignment of Rights	AOR
Assistant Director	A/D
At	@
Attorney	ATTY
Attorney General	AG
Attorney Generals Office	AGO
B
Balance	BAL
Bank Account	BNKACCT
BG01/UI	BG01
Bond of Indemnity	BOI
Building	BLDG
C
Cash Assistance	CAI
Calculation	CALC or DRU
Caretaker	CTR
Case Closed	CLSD
Central Registry	CR
Certify/Certified	CERT
Child Support	C/S
Child Support Arrest Warrant	CSAW
Child Support Enforcement Network	CSENet
Child Support Enforcement Officer I/II	CSSO I/II
Child Support Enforcement Supervisor I/II	CSSS
Child Support Enforcement Technician I/II	TECH
Children's Health Insurance Program	CHIP
Clear (Locate Source)	CLR
Clerk of the Court	COC
Client Inquiry (AZTECS)	CLIN
Client Inquiry (AZTECS)	CLIS
Client Profile	CLPR
Close of Business	COB
Code of Federal Regulations	CFR
Commissioner	COMM
Company	CO
Consumer Reporting Agency	CRA
Continuing Exclusive Jurisdiction	CEJ
Cost of Living Adjustment	COLA
County	CTY
County Attorney	CO ATTY
Court(s)	CRT
Court Order	C/O
Credit Bureau	CRB
Current Support Obligation	CSO
Custodial Parent/Person	CP
Custody	CUST
Customer Service Representative	CSR
Customer Service Region	CSR
D
Date of Birth	DOB
Dated	DTD
Default	DFLT
Department of Child Safety	DCS
Department of Corrections	DOC
Department of Economic Security	DES
Department of Revenue	DOR
Deposition	DEPO
Dissolution Decree	DISS
Division of Benefits and Medical Eligibility	DBME
Division of Child Support Services	DCSS
Division of Developmental Disabilities	DDD
Division of Employment and Rehabilitative Services	DERS
Division of Family Support	DFS
Divorce	DIV
Docket Number	DOC#
Documents	DOCS
Domestic Relations	DR
Driver’s License	DL
Driving Under the Influence	DUI
E
Electronic Data Interchange	EDI
Electronic Funds Transfer	EFT
Electronic Income Withholding Order	E-IWO
Electronic Payment Authorization	EPA
Electronic Payment Card	EPC
Eligibility Interviewer	EI
Employer/Employment	EMPL
End of Month	EOM
Enforcement	ENF
Established/Establishment	EST
Extension	EXT
F
Family Assistance Administration	FAA
Family Violence Indicator	FVI
Federal Case Registry	FCR
Federal Employer Identification Number	FEIN
Federal Financial Participation	FFP
Federal Information Processing Standards	FIPS
Federal Offset Program	FOP
Federal Parent Locator Service	FPLS
Financial Institution Data Match	FIDM
Foreign Reciprocating Country	FRC
Former Assistance	FAI
Formerly Known As	FKA
Forward	FWD
Forward To	FWDTO
Foster Care	FC
Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act	FFCCSOA
G
General Assistance	GA
General Unemployment Insurance Development Effort	GUIDE
Genetic Testing	GT
Genetic Test Results	GTR
H
Hearing	HRG
Help Desk	HLPDSK
High Level Client Index	HLCI
I
Include	INCL
Income Withholding Order	IWO
Information	INFO
Initiating Jurisdiction	IJ
Insurance	INS
Intergovernmental Reference Guide	IRG
Internal Revenue Service	IRS
Interrogatories	INTERR
Interview	INTV
J
Job Service	JOBS
Judgment	JDGMNT
Judgment & Order	J&O
Jurisdiction	JURIS
Juvenile	JUV
L
Last Known Address	LKA
Last Known Employer	LKE
Left Message to Call	LMTC
Legally Presumed Father	LPF
Letter	LTR
Letter From	LTRFRM
Letter To	LTRTO
Locate	LOC
Lottery	LOT
M
Mailed	MLD
Mailing Address	M/A
Medical Assistance Only	MAO
Medical Support Obligation	MSO
Memorandum	MEMO
Message	MSG
Minute Entry	M/E
Modification	MOD
Modification Packet	MOD PKT
Month	MO
Monthly Gross Income	MGI
Motion	MOT
Motor Vehicle Division/Car Registration	MVD
Multiple Action Case	MAC
Multistate Financial Institution	MSFI
Multistate Financial Institution Data Match	MSFIDM
N
Narrative	NARR
National Automated Clearing House Association	NACHA
National Directory of New Hires	NDNH
National Medical Support Notice	NMSN
Negative	NEG
Non-Custodial Parent/Person	NCP
Non-Public Assistance	NPA
Notice	NTC
Number	#
O
Office	OFC
Office of Child Support Services	OCSS (formerly OCSS)
Office of Special Investigations	OSI
Order	ORD
Order of Assignment	O/A
Order to Appear	OTA
Order to Show Cause	OSC
Overpayment	OP
P
Paid in Full	PIF
Paternity	PAT
Paternity and Establishment	P&E
Payment	PMT
Payment on Arrears	POA
Payment History	P/H
Percent	%
Performance Measure Ratio	PMR
Personally Identifying Information	PII
Petition	PET
Place of Birth	POB
Place of Employment	POE
Police Department	PD
Policy & Procedures	P&P
Positive	POS
Post Office	PO
Pregnant	PG
Previous	PREV
Program Change Request – Program Code Change	PCC
Public Assistance Administration Revolving Fund	PAAR
Q
Quality Assurance	QA
Quality Control	QC
Qualified Medical Child Support Order	QMCSO
Quarterly Wage	QW
R
Received	RECD
Reciprocal Petition	URESA
Regional Manager	RM
Register	RGST
Registration	REGTN
Regulations	REGS
Relocate	R/L
Requests for Admission	RQFADM
Request(ed)	REQ
Research	RSCH
Residence Address	R/A
Respond(ed)	RESP
Responding Jurisdiction	RJ
Return(ed)	RTN
Review(ed)	RVW
Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act	RURESA
S
Served	SRVD
Service	SVC
Social Security Administration	SSA
Social Security Disability Insurance	SSDI
Social Security Number	SSN
Social Security Retirement	SSR
Specified Relative/Deprivation (AZTECS)	SPRD
Spousal Maintenance	S/M
State Case Registry	SCR
State Directory of New Hires	SDNH
State Disbursement Unit	SDU
State Parent Locator System	SPLS
State Tax Offset	STXOFF
Statutes	ARS
Statutory Receipt Date	SRD
Stipulation	STIP
Stipulation, Judgment & Order	STIPJ&O
Subject Matter Jurisdiction	SMJ
Summary Judgment	SUMJDG
Supervisor	SUPV/SUP
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)	SNAP
Supplemental Security Income	SSI
System	SYS
Systems and Automation Administration	SAA
Systems Support Unit	SSU
T
Tax Offset	TXOFF
Telephone Call	T/C
Telephone Call From	TCF
Telephone Call To	TCT
Telephone Number	Tel #
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families	TANF
Thousand	K
Through	THRU
Title IV-A of the Social Security Act providing for welfare (TANF/CA) program	IV-A
Title IV-B of the Social Security Act providing child welfare services	IV-B
Title IV-D of the Social Security Act providing for child support enforcement	IV-D
Title IV-E of the Social Security Act providing for foster care	IV-E
Training	TRNG
Two Parent Employment Program	TPEP
U
Unable to Serve	NOSRV
Unemployment Insurance	UI
Uniform General Testimony	UGT
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act	UIFSA
Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act	URESA
Unknown	UNK
Undistributed Collections	UDC
Unreimbursed Assistance	URA
Unreimbursed Public Assistance	UPA
V
Verified	VER
Veteran’s Administration	VA
W
Wage Assignment	W/A
Warrant	WARR
Without	W/O

A

Accurint (Locate Source)

ACC

Address

ADDR

Adjustment

ADJ

Administration for Children and Families

ACF

Administration for Children, Youth and Families

ACYF

Administrative Review Unit

ARU

AFDC Benefit History (AZTECS)

AFBH

AFDC Issuance History (AZTECS)

AFIH

Affidavit

AFF

Affidavit of Direct Pay

ADP

Affidavit of Financial Information

AFI

Aid to Families with Dependent Children

AFDC

Alleged Father

AF

Also known as

AKA

Answer

ANS

Application

APP

Arizona

AZ

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

AHCCCS

Arizona Parent Locate System

APLS

Arizona Revised Statutes

ARS

Arizona Technical Eligibility Computer Systems

AZTECS

Arizona Tracking and Location Automated System

ATLAS

Arrears/Arrearages

ARRS

Assignment of Rights

AOR

Assistant Director

A/D

At

@

Attorney

ATTY

Attorney General

AG

Attorney Generals Office

AGO

B

Balance

BAL

Bank Account

BNKACCT

BG01/UI

BG01

Bond of Indemnity

BOI

Building

BLDG

C

Cash Assistance

CAI

Calculation

CALC or DRU

Caretaker

CTR

Case Closed

CLSD

Central Registry

CR

Certify/Certified

CERT

Child Support

C/S

Child Support Arrest Warrant

CSAW

Child Support Enforcement Network

CSENet

Child Support Enforcement Officer I/II

CSSO I/II

Child Support Enforcement Supervisor I/II

CSSS

Child Support Enforcement Technician I/II

TECH

Children's Health Insurance Program

CHIP

Clear (Locate Source)

CLR

Clerk of the Court

COC

Client Inquiry (AZTECS)

CLIN

Client Inquiry (AZTECS)

CLIS

Client Profile

CLPR

Close of Business

COB

Code of Federal Regulations

CFR

Commissioner

COMM

Company

CO

Consumer Reporting Agency

CRA

Continuing Exclusive Jurisdiction

CEJ

Cost of Living Adjustment

COLA

County

CTY

County Attorney

CO ATTY

Court(s)

CRT

Court Order

C/O

Credit Bureau

CRB

Current Support Obligation

CSO

Custodial Parent/Person

CP

Custody

CUST

Customer Service Representative

CSR

Customer Service Region

CSR

D

Date of Birth

DOB

Dated

DTD

Default

DFLT

Department of Child Safety

DCS

Department of Corrections

DOC

Department of Economic Security

DES

Department of Revenue

DOR

Deposition

DEPO

Dissolution Decree

DISS

Division of Benefits and Medical Eligibility

DBME

Division of Child Support Services

DCSS

Division of Developmental Disabilities

DDD

Division of Employment and Rehabilitative Services

DERS

Division of Family Support

DFS

Divorce

DIV

Docket Number

DOC#

Documents

DOCS

Domestic Relations

DR

Driver’s License

DL

Driving Under the Influence

DUI

E

Electronic Data Interchange

EDI

Electronic Funds Transfer

EFT

Electronic Income Withholding Order

E-IWO

Electronic Payment Authorization

EPA

Electronic Payment Card

EPC

Eligibility Interviewer

EI

Employer/Employment

EMPL

End of Month

EOM

Enforcement

ENF

Established/Establishment

EST

Extension

EXT

F

Family Assistance Administration

FAA

Family Violence Indicator

FVI

Federal Case Registry

FCR

Federal Employer Identification Number

FEIN

Federal Financial Participation

FFP

Federal Information Processing Standards

FIPS

Federal Offset Program

FOP

Federal Parent Locator Service

FPLS

Financial Institution Data Match

FIDM

Foreign Reciprocating Country

FRC

Former Assistance

FAI

Formerly Known As

FKA

Forward

FWD

Forward To

FWDTO

Foster Care

FC

Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act

FFCCSOA

G

General Assistance

GA

General Unemployment Insurance Development Effort

GUIDE

Genetic Testing

GT

Genetic Test Results

GTR

H

Hearing

HRG

Help Desk

HLPDSK

High Level Client Index

HLCI

I

Include

INCL

Income Withholding Order

IWO

Information

INFO

Initiating Jurisdiction

IJ

Insurance

INS

Intergovernmental Reference Guide

IRG

Internal Revenue Service

IRS

Interrogatories

INTERR

Interview

INTV

J

Job Service

JOBS

Judgment

JDGMNT

Judgment & Order

J&O

Jurisdiction

JURIS

Juvenile

JUV

L

Last Known Address

LKA

Last Known Employer

LKE

Left Message to Call

LMTC

Legally Presumed Father

LPF

Letter

LTR

Letter From

LTRFRM

Letter To

LTRTO

Locate

LOC

Lottery

LOT

M

Mailed

MLD

Mailing Address

M/A

Medical Assistance Only

MAO

Medical Support Obligation

MSO

Memorandum

MEMO

Message

MSG

Minute Entry

M/E

Modification

MOD

Modification Packet

MOD PKT

Month

MO

Monthly Gross Income

MGI

Motion

MOT

Motor Vehicle Division/Car Registration

MVD

Multiple Action Case

MAC

Multistate Financial Institution

MSFI

Multistate Financial Institution Data Match

MSFIDM

N

Narrative

NARR

National Automated Clearing House Association

NACHA

National Directory of New Hires

NDNH

National Medical Support Notice

NMSN

Negative

NEG

Non-Custodial Parent/Person

NCP

Non-Public Assistance

NPA

Notice

NTC

Number

#

O

Office

OFC

Office of Child Support Services

OCSS (formerly OCSS)

Office of Special Investigations

OSI

Order

ORD

Order of Assignment

O/A

Order to Appear

OTA

Order to Show Cause

OSC

Overpayment

OP

P

Paid in Full

PIF

Paternity

PAT

Paternity and Establishment

P&E

Payment

PMT

Payment on Arrears

POA

Payment History

P/H

Percent

%

Performance Measure Ratio

PMR

Personally Identifying Information

PII

Petition

PET

Place of Birth

POB

Place of Employment

POE

Police Department

PD

Policy & Procedures

P&P

Positive

POS

Post Office

PO

Pregnant

PG

Program Change Request – Program Code Change

PCC

Public Assistance Administration Revolving Fund

PAAR

Q

Quality Assurance

QA

Quality Control

QC

Qualified Medical Child Support Order

QMCSO

Quarterly Wage

QW

R

Received

RECD

Reciprocal Petition

URESA

Regional Manager

RM

Register

RGST

Registration

REGTN

Regulations

REGS

Relocate

R/L

Requests for Admission

RQFADM

Request(ed)

REQ

Research

RSCH

Residence Address

R/A

Respond(ed)

RESP

Responding Jurisdiction

RJ

Return(ed)

RTN

Review(ed)

RVW

Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act

RURESA

S

Served

SRVD

Service

SVC

Social Security Administration

SSA

Social Security Disability Insurance

SSDI

Social Security Number

SSN

Social Security Retirement

SSR

Specified Relative/Deprivation (AZTECS)

SPRD

Spousal Maintenance

S/M

State Case Registry

SCR

State Directory of New Hires

SDNH

State Disbursement Unit

SDU

State Parent Locator System

SPLS

State Tax Offset

STXOFF

Statutes

ARS

Statutory Receipt Date

SRD

Stipulation

STIP

Stipulation, Judgment & Order

STIPJ&O

Subject Matter Jurisdiction

SMJ

Summary Judgment

SUMJDG

Supervisor

SUPV/SUP

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)

SNAP

Supplemental Security Income

SSI

System

SYS

Systems and Automation Administration

SAA

Systems Support Unit

SSU

T

Tax Offset

TXOFF

Telephone Call

T/C

Telephone Call From

TCF

Telephone Call To

TCT

Telephone Number

Tel #

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

TANF

Thousand

K

Through

THRU

Title IV-A of the Social Security Act providing for welfare (TANF/CA) program

IV-A

Title IV-B of the Social Security Act providing child welfare services

IV-B

Title IV-D of the Social Security Act providing for child support enforcement

IV-D

Title IV-E of the Social Security Act providing for foster care

IV-E

Training

TRNG

Two Parent Employment Program

TPEP

U

Unable to Serve

NOSRV

Unemployment Insurance

UI

Uniform General Testimony

UGT

Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

UIFSA

Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act

URESA

Unknown

UNK

Undistributed Collections

UDC

Unreimbursed Assistance

URA

Unreimbursed Public Assistance

UPA

V

Verified

VER

Veteran’s Administration

VA

W

Wage Assignment

W/A

Warrant

WARR

Without

W/O

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