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Record Description : Records of the Hospital Utilization Review Contractor is decisions concerning hospital pre-admission screening of Medicaid requests for inpatient services. Surveillance Utilization Review (SUR) staff oversees the reviews to ensure the Hospital Utilization Review Contractor is performing their functions as contracted. File includes, but are not limited to, documentation indicating what the review is for, approval, dollar amounts, reason why requests were denied, number of monthly denials by hospital, and appeals.