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Terms Starting with A

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
An infectious disease caused by the HIV virus which attacks the immune system and reduces the infected person's capacity to fight off other infectious or opportunistic diseases.
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Active TB Disease
The infectious stage of pulmonary TB based upon clinical diagnosis in which small droplets containing bacterium are produced in the lungs or larynx and can be broadcast into the air when infected people cough, sneeze, sing, or talk.
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Allegation
An event which is said to have happened, but which has not been verified.
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Allotment
The part of an appropriation which may be expended or against which obligations may be incurred during a specific period.
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American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Nationally recognized, and WAC mandated, clinical guidelines to be used in matching offenders to the appropriate level of chemical dependency treatment.
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Ancillary Costs
Costs, in addition to purchase or construction costs, related to placing a fixed asset into its intended state of operation which include transportation charges, installation costs, and any other required normal and necessary expenditures/expenses.
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Assault
An intentional touching, striking, cutting, or shooting of a person or the body of another, per WAC 137-78-010(1).
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