HB4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To direct a physician or nurse practitioner employed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certify the death of a veteran not later than 48 hours after such physician or nurse practitioner learns of such death, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill requires doctors and nurse practitioners employed by the Veterans Affairs Department to sign death certificates for veterans within 48 hours of learning about the death. The bill aims to speed up the death certification process for veterans. Currently, there is no federal time limit for when VA medical staff must certify a veteran's death. The bill is in the introduction stage and has not yet been assigned to a for review.
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HB4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act
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Sponsors
Tom Emmer
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (158)
Guy Reschenthaler
Andrew Garbarino
Scott DesJarlais
Robert Latta
Nicole Malliotakis