One of the systems approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that supports the operation of the Medicaid program. The SURS safeguards against unnecessary or inappropriate use of Medicaid services or excess payments and assesses the quality of those services.
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Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)
See: SEER program and SEER Medicare database .
Survey
(1) An inspection of premises or property proposed for insurance. (2) An inspection of a vessel, aircraft or cargo to ascertain the cause and extent of damage or the condition of insured property.
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In cargo insurance, an examination of damaged property to determine the cause, extent, and value. In hull insurance, an inspection of the ship to help determine its insurability or, after a loss, the cause, and extent of damage.
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MEDICAL, US: Investigation in which information is systematically collected for research.
Survey and certification process
Activity conducted by state survey agencies or other Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) agents under the direction of CMS and within the scope of applicable regulations and operating instructions and under the provisions of §1864 of the Social Security Act whereby surveyors determine compliance or noncompliance of Medicare providers and suppliers with applicable Medicare requirements for participation. The survey and certification process for each provider and supplier is outlined in detail in the state operations and regional office manuals published by CMS.
Surveyor
Surveyor is a professional who possess minimum qualification, experience and other criteria as prescribed by the Authority and is approved and allowed by way of a Licence by the Authority to work as a Surveyor for the class or category. A Surveyor seeking a licence to act as a surveyor shall undergo a period of practical training of not less than 12 months with a Surveyor. The Authority has also prescribed passing an examination on successful completion of the training for the grant of a licence. Where it is the Corporate Surveyors and Loss Assessors all the directors or partners must possess one or more of the qualifications specified. A Surveyor shall investigate, manage, quantify, validate and deal with losses (whether insured or not) arising from any contingency and report thereon, and carry out the work with competence, objectivity and professional integrity. He shall maintain confidentiality and neutrality without jeopardizing the liability of the insurer and claim of the insured. Examine inquire, investigate verify and check upon the causes and circumstances of the loss including extent of loss, nature of ownership and insurable interest. He shall comment on the admissibility of the loss as also observance of warranty conditions under the policy.
Surveyor’s Report
(1) In Fire and accident insurance a report of a survey relating to property or liability offered for insurance, made for the information of an insurer. (2) In marine insurance, a report as to the nature and extent of damage to a vessel or cargo for which claim has been made, or the condition of a vessel or its cargo.
Surviving spouse
1. Wife or husband of a deceased worker who is eligible for group insurance coverage through the spouse’s company. 2. For TRICARE or a veteran’s program, individual who is married to the service member or veteran at the time of death.
Survivor (Annuity)
The person named as a beneficiary of an annuity contract.
Survivor income benefit insurance
Type of group life insurance providing income benefits if the insured is survived by a qualified survivor (spouse and children).
Survivorship benefits (Life Insurance)
Funds used to pay annuitants who live longer than is predicted by statistics. These funds are made up of premiums paid by annuitants who died before collecting the amount equal to what they paid in premiums.