Indicator that Beneficiary Died During the Calendar Year

SAS Name
DEATH_IND

A flag to indicate whether the beneficiary was deceased in the calendar year of the data file.

Comments

This value is the most recent in the calendar year (or, if not populated, then most recent value from prior year[s] is used).

SOURCE: T-MSIS Annual Demographic and Eligibility TAF

Code Code value
0 Not deceased during calendar year
1 Deceased during calendar year
Null/missing source value is missing or unknown