Acronym Glossary

Topics B

• B&C

  Billings and collections

• B-Form

  Any of various forms required in preparation of the Department's budget request to show the details of that request.

• BAA

  Business associate agreement

• BAC

  Blood alcohol content.

• BadgerCare Plus

  A health care program which helps low-income children, pregnant people, and adults in Wisconsin.

• BadgerCare Plus Emergency Services

  A program for people age 0-64 who have a medical emergency but can't get Medicaid or BadgerCare Plus because of their citizenship or immigration status.

• BADR

  Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources in the Division of Public Health.

• BBP

  Bureau of Benefits Policy in the Division of Medicaid Services.

• BCA

  Base County Allocation

• BCD

  Bureau of Communicable Diseases

• BCFS

  Bureau of Community Forensic Services

• BCHP

  Bureau of Community Health Promotion in the Division of Public Health.

• BCPP

  Bureau of Clinical Policy and Pharmacy in the Division of Medicaid Services.

• BCS

  Bureau of Children's Services in the Division of Medicaid Services.

• BEEP

  Bureau of Eligibility and Enrollment Policy in the Division of Medicaid Services.

• Benefit Specialist, Disability (DBS)

  A person in each Aging and Disability Resource Center who helps adults under age 60 years obtain and keep Medicare, Medical Assistance and other human services program benefits.

• Benefit Specialist, Elderly (EBS)

  A person in each county, usually in the county aging office, who helps elderly persons obtain and keep Medicare, Medical Assistance and other human services program benefits.

• BEOH

  Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health located in the Division of Public Health.

• BEOT

  Bureau of Eligibility, Operations, and Training in the Division of Medicaid Services.

• BEST

  Bureau of Education Services and Technology

• BFAM

  Bureau of Fiscal Accountability and Management

• BFM

  Bureau of Fiscal Management

• BFS

  Bureau of Fiscal Services in the DHS Division of Enterprise Services.

• BHIC

  Behavioral Health Integrated Care

• BHR

  Bureau of Human Resources located in the Division of Enterprise Services but works through the Department of Administration.

• BHS

  Bureau of Health Services

• BID

  Background Information Disclosure

• Birth to 3

  A program of early intervention services for children from birth through age 2 with disabilities, and for their families. Administered by DLTC and county administrative agencies in accordance with ch. HFS 90 Adm. Codes.

• BITS

  Bureau of Information Technology Services

• Block Grants

  Federal grants to aid states. DHS regularly receives 6 different ones: Social Services, Community Services, Maternal and Child Health, Preventive Health and Health Services, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health. Departments make proposals to use these grants, and receive input from the public. The Wisconsin legislature reviews everything and final applications are submitted to the federal government for the next year's grants.

• BNHRC

  Bureau of Nursing Home Resident Care

• BOALTC

  Wisconsin Board on Aging and Long Term Care

• BOALTC

  Board on Aging and Long Term Care

• BOM

  Bureau of Operations Management in the Division of Medicaid Services.

• BOO

  Bureau of Operations located in the Division of Public Health.

• BPC

  Bureau of Procurement and Contracting

• BPDD

  Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities

• BPP

  Bureau of Programs and Policy in the Division of Medicaid Services.

• BPTR

  Bureau of Prevention Treatment and Recovery

• BQO

  Bureau of Quality and Oversight in the Division of Medicaid Services.

• BRFS

  The Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS) is a telephone survey of state residents ages 18 and older.

• BRS

  Bureau of Rate Setting in the Division of Medicaid Services.

• BSM

  Bureau of Systems Management in the Division of Medicaid Services.

• Budget Mandate

  A directive from the Legislature to a state agency transmitted through a budget act, requiring the agency to do something by a certain date, e.g., carry out a study and submit a report with recommendations.