Subset of the HCPCS Level II alphanumeric codes used to identify certain drugs when administered by a provider and other items. The final Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) transactions and code sets rule states that the J codes will be deleted from the HCPCS and that national drug codes (NDCs) will be used to identify the associated pharmaceuticals and supplies.

Abbreviation for Doctor of Jurisprudence; lawyer; attorney.

Procedure used for quickly reviewing simple insurance applications using strictly defined underwriting standards.

Detailed explanation of the skills, duties, and physical and mental qualifications required for performing and carrying out tasks by an employee. This document is referred to in a disability case that will undergo rehabilitation and is used to evaluate work potential.

Situational phrase meaning a person’s inability to change his or her employment because it would result in losing vital health insurance benefits.

Annuity in which a series of payments is given to two or more annuitants until their deaths. Also called joint and last survivorship annuity .

Life insurance settlement choice in which payments are made to two or more payees until their deaths.

Individual legally entitled to share in the proceeds of an insurance policy.