| ACET |
Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis
(DHHS) |
| AND |
Office of Adjudications (INS) |
| AHCRQ |
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (DHHS) |
| BCG |
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin |
| BICE |
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS), formerly
INS (DOJ) |
| BPHC |
Bureau of Primary Health Care (HRSA/DHHS) |
| CA |
Consular Affairs (DOS) |
| CBER |
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (NIH/DHHS) |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DHHS) |
| CDER |
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (FDA/DHHS) |
| CDRH |
Center for Devices and Radiological Health (FDA/DHHS) |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (DHHS) |
| CSAT |
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA/DHHS) |
| DASTLR |
Division of AIDS, STD, and TB Laboratory Rsearch (NCHHSTP/
CDC/DHHS) |
| DGMQ or DQ |
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (NCID/CDC/DHHS) |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
| DIHS |
Division of Immigration Health Services (BPHC/HRSA/DHHS) |
| D&R |
Office of Detention and Removal (INS/DOJ) |
| DOJ |
Department of Justice |
| DOL |
Department of Labor |
| DOS |
Department of State |
| DOT |
Directly observed therapy |
| DOTS |
Directly observed treatment, short course |
| DTBE |
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (NCHHSTP/CDC/DHHS) |
| FBOP |
Federal Bureau of Prisons (DOJ) |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration (DHHS) |
| GAP |
Global AIDS Program (CDC/DHHS) |
| GMPs |
Good manufacturing practices |
| HAB |
HIV/AIDS Bureau (HRSA/DHHS) |
| HEDIS |
Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set |
| HQCOU |
Office of General Counsel (INS) |
| HIV |
Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS) |
| HUD |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| IHS |
Indian Health Service (DHHS) |
| INS |
Immigration and Naturalization Service (DOJ) |
| IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
| IUATLD |
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease |
| LHDs |
Local health departments |
| LTBI |
Latent tuberculosis infection |
| MDR |
TB Multidrug-resistant TB |
| NCHHSTP |
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (CDC/DHHS) |
| NCID |
National Center for Infectious Diseases (CDC/DHHS) |
| NHLBI |
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NIH/DHHS) |
| NIAID |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/DHHS) |
| NIDA |
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH/DHHS) |
| NIOSH |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/DHHS) |
| NIP |
National Immunization Program (CDC/DHHS) |
| NTCA |
National Tuberculosis Controllers Association |
| NTM |
Nontuberculous mycobacteria |
| OGC/PHD |
Office of the General Counsel, Public Health Division (DHHS) |
| OHAH |
Office of HIV and AIDS Housing |
| OMH/PHS |
Office of Minority Health, Public Health Service (DHHS) |
| ORR |
Office of Refugee Resettlement (INS) |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (DOL) |
| PHPPO |
Public Health Practice Program Office (CDC/DHHS) |
| PRM |
Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (DOS) |
| RHA |
Regional Health Administrator (PHS/DHHS) |
| RVCT |
Report of Verified Case of Tuberculosis |
| SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(DHHS) |
| SITD |
Office of Strategic Information and Technology Development
(INS/DOJ) |
| TIMS |
Tuberculosis Information Management System (CDC TB software) |
| TST |
Tuberculin skin test |
| TTTLTB |
Targeted testing and treatment of latent TB |
| USAID |
U.S. Agency for International Development (DOS) |
| USMS |
U.S. Marshals Service |
| VA |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
| VHA |
Veterans Health Administration |
