See: age of majority and emancipated minor .
Tag: USA
Legal red flag
Special warning to specific legal danger that could happen with compliance and other health care issues and the possible problems that might result.
Legal reserve
See: statutory reserve .
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Minimum reserve which an Insurer must keep in order to meet the liability.
Legal reserve life insurance company
Life insurance company that operates under state insurance regulations that specify the minimum basis for the reserves the company must maintain on its policies.
Legal residence
Legal address where a person lives and also related to the region where he or she votes.
Legal rule of comity
Clause of the U.S. Constitution that gives citizens of one state the right to all privileges, immunities, and judicial decisions enjoyed by citizens of the other states.
Legend drug
Medication that can only be obtained with a written prescription.
length of stay (LOS)
Number of calendar days a patient remains in a health care facility or is an inpatient in the hospital during an episode of illness or due to an injury. LOS statistics report the average number of days spent in a health care facility per admission and discharge. Also referred to as average length of stay, days of stay, discharge days, duration of inpatient hospitalization , and inpatient days of stay .
length-of-service schedule
Type of group insurance in which an employee is insured for an amount dependent on the length of time he or she has been employed for the employer.
Length-of-stay outliers
Type of cases that fall outside, either longer or shorter than typical, from the average for a specific diagnosis, procedure, or diagnostic-related group.