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requirement effective date

req_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

req_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  req_eff_dt as requirement_effective_date
FROM claims;

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