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regulation effective date

reg_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a legal requirement. Used to track temporal information related to regulation effective date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for regulation management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

reg_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  reg_eff_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- regulation effective date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  reg_eff_dt as regulation_effective_date
FROM claims;

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