Term: Status Verification System (SVS)

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2006-01-25

Definition:

The Status Verification System (SVS) is a national database maintained by the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) headquarters that contains a complete list of Registered Indians and recognized Innu/Inuit clients eligible for benefits under Non-Insured Health Benefits Program (NIHB).

Related terms 

• Non-Insured Health Benefits Program

Links 

• Health Canada Web Site: First Nations, Inuit and Aboriginal Health

References 

• Leslie WD, Derksen S, Metge C, Lix LM, Salamon EA, Wood SP, Roos LL. Fracture risk among First Nations people: a retrospective matched cohort study. CMAJ 2004;171(8):869-873. [Abstract] (View)
• Martens PJ, Bond R, Jebamani L, Burchill C, Roos NP, Derksen S, Beaulieu M, Steinbach C, MacWilliam L, Walld R, Dik N, Sanderson D, Health Information and Research Committee AoMC, Tanner-Spence M, Leader A, Elias B, O'Neil J. The Health and Health Care Use of Registered First Nations People Living in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2002. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)

Term used in 

• Roos LL, Soodeen RA, Bond R, Burchill C. Working more productively: Tools for administrative data. Health Serv Res 2003;38(5):1339-1357. [Abstract] (View)