| Acronym |
Full Name |
| ABSA | American Biological Safety Association |
| ACEP | Advisory Committee on Export Policy |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| AHA | American Hospital Association |
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| ALS | advanced life support |
| AMA | American Medical Association |
| ANA | American Nurses Association |
| APHL | Association of Public Health Laboratories |
| APIC | Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology |
| ASM | American Society for Microbiology |
| BDS | biohazard detection system |
| BIDS | biological integrated detection system |
| BMBL | biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories |
| BSC | biological safety cabinets |
| BSC | biosafety containment |
| BSI | body substance isolation |
| BSL | biosafety level (lab) |
| BT | bioterrorism |
| BW | biological weapons |
| CAP | College of American Pathologists |
| CBIRF | Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (U.S. Marines) |
| CBRNE | chemical/biological/radiological/nuclear/explosive |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments |
| CSEPP | Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program |
| CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies |
| CST-WMD | Civil Support Team—Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| DECON | decontamination |
| DHS | U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
| DoD | U.S. Department of Defense |
| DOJ | U.S. Department of Justice |
| ECBC | United States Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center |
| EIPs | emerging infectious programs |
| EMI | Emergency Management Institute (FEMA) |
| EMS | emergency medical service |
| EMT | emergency medical technicians |
| EMTALA | Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act |
| ENA | Emergency Nurses Association |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| FBI | U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FERN | Food Emergency Response Network |
| GAO | General Accounting Office |
| HAN | Health Alert Network |
| HAZMAT | hazardous materials |
| HAZWOPER | Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response |
| HCF | health care facilities |
| HCP | health care professional |
| HEPA | high efficiency particle arrestor (mask) |
| HICPAC | Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee |
| HHS | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| HSEEP | Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program |
| HVA | hazards vulnerability assessment |
| IATA | International Air Transport Association |
| ICS | Incident Command System |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| LEPC | Local Emergency Planning Committee |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Lab |
| LRN | Laboratory Response Network |
| MALS | mobile analytical laboratory system |
| MMRS | Metropolitan Medical Response System |
| NACCHO | National Association for City and County Health Officials |
| NDMS | National Disaster Medical System |
| NEDSS | National Electronic Disease Surveillance System |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Agency |
| NIIMS | National Interagency Incident Management System |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NMRT | National Medical Response Team |
| ODP | Office of Domestic Preparedness |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PAPR | powered purifying air respirator |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PDA | personal digital assistant |
| PHLS | Public Health Laboratory Service |
| PPE | personal protective equipment |
| RDD | radiological dispersal device |
| REAC/TS | Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site |
| RSDL | reverse spiral dual layer |
| SARS | severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| SAIC | Science Applications International Corporation |
| SBCCOM | U.S. Army Soldier Biological Chemical Command |
| SHSAS | State Homeland Security Assessment Strategy |
| SME | subject matter expert |
| SOP | standard operator procedure |
| TOO | task order officer |
| USAMRID | U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases |
| USAR | Urban Search and Rescue |
| USPHS | U.S. Public Health Service |
| USPS | U.S. Post Office |
| WMD | weapons of mass destruction |
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