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termination effective date

term_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

term_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  term_eff_dt as termination_effective_date
FROM claims;

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