There is an implied warranty in a marine cargo policy that the ship used to carriage is seaworthy and reasonably fit to carry the cargo to its destination. As the cargo owner can often not control the seaworthiness of a ship, insurers usually include a clause in the policy to modify the implied warranty.
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Admitting diagnosis
Initial identification of the condition for which the patient is admitted to the hospital as an inpatient.
Admitting diagnosis code
Three- to five-digit numeric diagnostic code number that indicates the patient’s diagnosis at the time of inpatient hospital admission.
Admitting physician
Patient’s provider of medical services who arranges for the patient’s admission to a hospital or facility.
Adoptee
Individual who has been adopted.
Adoption
1. To take into one’s own family by legal process and raise as one’s own child. 2. To take up and use an idea or practice as one’s own.
Adoptive parent
One who becomes the legal parent of a child who was not born to him or her, such as a stepparent or relative.
ADR
See: alternative dispute resolution (ADR), average daily revenue (ADR), additional documentation request (ADR), and additions, deletions, revisions (ADR).
Adult care home
Type of licensed adult board and care residence that offers housing and personal care services for 3 to 16 residents. Services may include meals, supervision, and transportation. The home may be a single family house. Such a residence is licensed as an adult family home or adult group home. Also called board and care home or group home.
Adult day care
Daytime community-based program for functionally impaired adults that provides a variety of health, social, and related support services in a protective setting.