Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AAW | Average Annual Wage |
| AMA Guides | American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition |
| ANRSD | Amended NIOSH Referral Summary Document |
| AWE | Atomic Weapons Employer |
| BAS | Branch of Automated Data Processing Systems |
| BOTA | Branch of Outreach and Technical Assistance |
| BPA | Bill Processing Agent |
| CBD | Chronic Beryllium Disease |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control |
| CE | Claims Examiner |
| CIS | Carcinoma in situ |
| CLL | Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
| CMC | Contract Medical Consultant |
| CPT Code | Current Procedural Terminology |
| CCRT | The Center for Construction Research and Training (formerly The Center to Protect Workers’ Rights) |
| DAR | Document Acquisition Request |
| DD | District Director |
| DEEOIC | Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation |
| 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 |
| ECS | Energy Compensation System |
| EDP | Energy Document Portal |
| EEOICP | Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program |
| EEOICPA | Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act |
| 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 | International Classification of Disease |
| 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 RadioEpidemiological Program |
| NO | National Office |
| NRSD | NIOSH Referral Summary Document |
| OIS | OWCP Imaging System |
| 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 Matrices |
| 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 |
| TOX | Toxicologist |
| UPRP | Units of Policy, Regulations and Procedures |
| WCA | Workers’ Compensation Assistant |