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BusLawVocats8.03
Question | Answer |
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person appointed by the court to look after the estate of a person who died without a will | Administrator |
a limited medical insurance covering hospital, surgical and medical expenses | Basic Health Insurance |
amendment to a will | Codicil |
an insurance policy that covers a fixed percentage or flat dollar amount of various forms of dental work | Dental |
physical or mental inability that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities, such as employment | Disability |
protects the insured against financial consequences of loss of income stemming from accident or illness | Disability Income Insurance |
person named in a will to carry out the terms of the will | Executor |
permission given for tests and treatments, the moment the patient enters the hospital | General Consent |
persons who inherit by right of relationship | Heirs |
will written in handwriting of the decedent | Holographic |
an individual’s own personal pension plan (IRA) | Individual Retirement Account |
procedure which requires physicians to tell patients in advance of any risks involved in forthcoming treatment; must be in writing | Informed Consent |
person who dies without a will | Intestate |
a retirement plan that may be set up only by people who are self-employed or who own all or part of an unincorporated business such as a sole proprietorship or partnership | Keogh |
a broad medical policy covering in patient and outpatient hospital care, long term hospitalization, home nursing care, prescription drugs, physicians visits, surgery and laboratory tests | Major Medical Insurance |
federal assistance for people age 65 and over and some disabled individuals; provides medical and hospital insurance | Medicare |
oral will | Nuncupative |
ability to transfer pension benefits from one job to another | Portability |
stage in life when most people stop working | Retirement |
a government sponsored insurance plan paid for by employee and employer matching contributions providing benefits for Retirement, Survivors, Disability and Health Insurance (RSDHI) | Social Security |
loss of job through no fault of the employee | Unemployment |
act of giving a worker a guaranteed right to receive a future pension | Vesting |
an insurance policy that covers a fixed percentage of cost for eyeglasses, contact lenses, and doctor’s appointments | Vision |
document drawn up and signed by persons during their lifetime to provide for distribution of their property upon their death | Will |
A man who makes a will | Testator |
A woman who makes a will | Testatrix |
special court where a will can be contested and proved | Probate Court |
Leaving a gift (bequest) | Legacy |