IEP

Abbreviation for isoelectric point.

IEP

Immunoelectrophoresis, see there.

IEP

Abbreviation for Individualized Education Program.

Individualized Education Program

IEP

A documented program of intervention mandated for each child provided with education-related rehabilitation services under federal legislation. The program guarantees a free and appropriate public education for children with disabilities. Decisions relating to IEPs must be approved in Admission, Review and Discharge conferences mandated by federal legislation. Participants in these conferences should include parents or guardians, special educators, rehabilitation providers, and others as appropriate.

plan

(plan) [Fr. plan, ground, groundwork, plan] The conscious design of desired future states and of the goals, objectives, and activities required.

birth plan

Written specifications for the management of labor, delivery, and recovery as desired by the expectant mother or couple and approved by the physician or midwife. Components usually include pain management techniques and comfort during labor; medications that may be used; family participation and other maternal supporters; methods that may be employed for anesthesia, delivery and monitoring; and early care of the newborn. See: Lamaze method; Leboyer method

care plan

A description of the goals, prognosis, and proposed interventions for a particular patient, including criteria for discharge and the optimal duration and frequency of therapeutic interventions.

dental care plan

1. The statement of the goals and procedures related to the dentist's care for the patient, based on medical history, oral examination, and oral radiographs.2. Third-party insurance that covers part or all of the cost for regular dental care.

disaster recovery plan

A document defining the resources, actions, tasks, and data for managing the recovery of lost databases, programs, or other computing functions in the event of catastrophic damage to the computing infrastructure of an organization.

eating plan

Diet (2).

emergency action plan

1. A protocol used during catastrophic events or mass casualties.2. A protocol for use during hectic, or rapidly changing conditions in patient care.

health plan

A corporation that provides medical insurance.

individual education plan

Abbreviation: IEP
A federally required, individual program of goals and methods for addressing needs of students receiving special education and related services in public schools. The goals and methods are required under the provisions of federal legislation providing for a free and appropriate public education for individuals with disabilities, as amended (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [IDEA]-PL 101–476, amended in 2004). The law mandates that for each child receiving special education services under the act, a written plan, involving input from teachers, service providers, and parents, will document the needs of the child, how those special needs will be addressed, and when and how the effectiveness of the services will be evaluated.

individualized family service plan

Abbreviation: IFSP
A written document, developed by service personnel and parents of young children with disabilities, that describes plans for intervention and educational placement. Twenty-five percent of occupational therapists now practice in school settings in order to meet the legislated mandate for public schools to provide related services for children with disabilities.

medical care plan

The goals of the physician's care and the treatment instituted to accomplish them.

nursing care plan

The statement of the goals and objectives of the nursing care provided for the patient and the activities or tasks required to accomplish the plan, including the criteria to be used to evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of the plan.

treatment plan

A therapeutic strategy that may incorporate patient education, dietary adjustment, an exercise program, drug therapy, and the participation of nursing and allied health professionals. Treatment plans are esp. important in the optimal management of complex or chronic illnesses.

written action plan

Abbreviation: WAP
A flexible script that patients may use to guide their own outpatient therapy when they experience deterioration in a chronic condition.

Patient care

WAPs were initially introduced into asthma therapy to guide the use of inhaled and oral steroids, but they can be used for other conditions.

WAPs typically include: 1. How to recognize signs of worsening illness; 2. treatment protocols; 3. the duration of and how to modify or increase the intensity of treatments; 4. When to seek additional help from health care professionals.

individual education plan

IEP

Acronym	Definition
IEP➣International Environmental Policy (various schools)
IEP➣Institute for Environmental Policy (various locations)
IEP➣Intensive English Program
IEP➣Individual Education Plan (various locations)
IEP➣Institut d'Etudes Politiques (French)
IEP➣Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (est. 1995)
IEP➣Individualized Educational Program (various schools)
IEP➣Institut für Europäische Politik
IEP➣Institute of Experimental Physics (various schools)
IEP➣Institute for European Policy (think-tank)
IEP➣International Education Programs (Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL)
IEP➣Irish Pound (old currency code; replaced by EUR)
IEP➣Institutional Effectiveness and Planning (various organizations)
IEP➣Institutional Evaluation Programme (European University Association)
IEP➣Isoelectric Point
IEP➣Instituto de Ecología Politica (Portuguese: Institute of Political Ecology; Chile)
IEP➣Initial Enrollment Period (Medicare; US DHHS)
IEP➣Immunoelectrophoresis
IEP➣Interagency Ecological Program
IEP➣International Exchange Program
IEP➣International Energy Programme (various locations)
IEP➣Independent Energy Producers
IEP➣International Expert Panel
IEP➣Intermodal Equipment Provider
IEP➣Intelligent Event Processor (software)
IEP➣International Electrotechnical Commission
IEP➣Integrated Environmental Planning (various organizations)
IEP➣Investor Education Program (various locations)
IEP➣Instituto das Estradas de Portugal
IEP➣Intercity Express Program (British Department for Transport; UK)
IEP➣Immune Enhancement Project (San Francisco, CA)
IEP➣In English, Please
IEP➣Invasive Exotic Plant (various organizations)
IEP➣Interpreter Education Program
IEP➣Instituto Electrotécnico Português
IEP➣International Education Policy
IEP➣International Engineering Project
IEP➣Intervalo entre Partos (Portuguese: Interval between Parties)
IEP➣Industrial Electronic Products (Switzerland)
IEP➣Interferometric Endpoint
IEP➣Institute of Engineers Pakistan (est. 1948)
IEP➣Ingestion Exposure Pathway
IEP➣Intergovernmental Enterprise Panel
IEP➣Internationally Educated Professional (Canada)
IEP➣Initial Election Period (US Medicare)
IEP➣Individual(ized) Education Plan (aka Individual(ized) Education/al Program)
IEP➣Inverse Eigenvalue Problem
IEP➣Independent Evaluation Plan
IEP➣INPUT Executive Program (contracting membership program)
IEP➣Integrated Engineering Process
IEP➣Independent Expert Panel
IEP➣Internet Enabled Phone
IEP➣Integrated Engineering Program
IEP➣Initial Entry Party (first military HAZMAT reconnaissance in hot zone)
IEP➣Internet Event Provider
IEP➣Installation Engineering Plan
IEP➣Inspection Éducation Primaire (French)
IEP➣Information Exchange Program/Project
IEP➣Interior Equivalent Problem
IEP➣Innovative Employee Programs
IEP➣Immune Enhancing Peptide
IEP➣International Emotes Project (Internet emoticon project)