Abbreviations

Common abbreviations for EEOICPA terms are as follows:

AAW	Average Annual Wage
AMA Guides	American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5^th Edition
ANRSD	Amended NIOSH Referral Summary Document
AWE	Atomic Weapons Employer
BAS	Branch of Automated Systems
BOTA	Branch of Outreach and Technical Assistance
BPA	Bill Processing Agent
BP	Branch of Policy
CBD	Chronic Beryllium Disease
CDC	Centers for Disease Control
CE	Claims Examiner
CIS	Carcinoma in situ
CLL	Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
CPT code	Current Procedural Terminology
CPWR	Center to Protect Workers’ Rights
DAR	Document Acquisition Request
DD	District Director
DEEOIC	Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
DMC	District Medical Consultant
DME	Durable Medical Equipment
DO	District Office
DOE	Department of Energy
DOJ	Department of Justice
DOL	Department of Labor
DR	Dose Reconstruction
DRGs	Diagnostic-Related Groups
ECMS	Energy Case Management System
EEOICP	Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
EEOICPA	Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act
ESA	Employment Standards Administration
FAB	Final Adjudication Branch
FD	Final Decision
FECA	Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
FO	Fiscal Officer
FOIA	Freedom of Information Act
FY	Fiscal Year
GPO	Government Printing Office
GPRA	Government Performance Results Act
HCPCS	Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
HHS	Department of Health and Human Services
HP	Health Physicist
ICD-9 code	International Classification of Disease, 9^th Edition
IH	Industrial Hygienist
MHSU	Medical, Health & Science Unit
MMI	Maximum Medical Improvement
NCI	National Cancer Institute
NDC number	National Drug Code
NIOSH	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIOSH - IREP	NIOSH  - Interactive Radio Epidemiological Program
NO	National Office
NRSD	NIOSH Referral Summary Document
OMB	Office of Management and Budget
OPM	Office of Personnel Management
ORISE	Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
OWCP	Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
PCA	Payee Change Assistant
PEP	Program Evaluation Plan
PER	Program Evaluation Report
PII	Personally Identifiable Information
PM	Procedure Manual
POA	Power of Attorney
PoC	Probability of Causation
PTF	Payment Transaction Form
RC	Resource Center
RCC	Revenue Center Code
RD	Recommended Decision
RECA	Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
SEC	Special Exposure Cohort
SEM	Site Exposure Matrix
SIMS	Secretary’s Information Management System
SOAF	Statement of Accepted Facts
SOL	Office of the Solicitor
SSA	Social Security Administration
SWC	State Workers’ Compensation
TBD	Technical Basis Document
TMS	Telephone Management System
TX	Toxicologist
WCA	Workers’ Compensation Assistant