See: certificate of coverage (COC) .
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Subscriber certificate
See: certificate of coverage (COC) .
Subscriber contract
See: certificate of coverage (COC) .
Subscriber database
Collection of information stored on an insurance company’s computer system that pertains to insureds covered by insurance policies.
Subscriber maintenance
To update, correct, add, and delete any information made to the database of insureds.
Subsection
One division of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code book. The book is divided into seven code sections and appendices. Within each of the main sections are subsections and categories divided according to anatomical body system, organ, or site; procedure or service; condition; and specialty.
subsequent injury fund (SIF)
A special fund that assumes all or part of the liability for benefits provided to a worker because of the combined effect of a work-related impairment and a preexisting condition.
Subsidiary codes
CPT code numbers for services that are not part of the primary procedure and are not performed alone. These may be listed as each additional or list-in-addition-to services. Key phrases used throughout the CPT code book to identify subsidiary codes are each additional, list in addition to , and done at time of other major procedure(s) .
Subsidized senior housing
Type of program available through the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development and some states to help people with low or moderate incomes pay for housing.
Substance abuse
Overindulgence in and dependence on alcohol or drugs (stimulants, depressants, or other chemical substances) that lead to effects that are detrimental to the individual’s physical or mental health or the safety or welfare of others. Also called chemical dependency .