{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-110.53","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 110.53","heading":"Documentation the executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased injured countermeasure recipient must submit for the Secretary to make a determination of eligibility for benefits to the estate.","body":"(a) The executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased injured countermeasure recipient must submit the following documentation in order for a determination of eligibility for benefits to the estate to be made:\n(1) All of the documentation required for individuals in § 110.51;\n(2) A death certificate for the deceased injured countermeasure recipient. If a death certificate is unavailable, the executor or administrator must submit a letter providing the reasons for its unavailability. The Secretary has the discretion to accept other documentation as evidence that the injured countermeasure recipient is deceased; and\n(3) Documentation showing that the individual is the executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased injured countermeasure recipient, e.g., Letter of Administration issued by a court of competent jurisdiction; and\n(4) Even if a Request Form had previously been filed by the injured countermeasure recipient, the executor or administrator of the estate must submit a new Request Form.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER J—VACCINES","PART 110—COUNTERMEASURES INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM","Subpart F—Documentation Required for the Secretary To Determine Eligibility"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"005a8c6d075e66fcc436c44ef136de2270942fdda3f34e46f1e81e41e4b36ac3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-110.52","next":"us/42-cfr-110.60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}