42 C.F.R. § 102.54 Documentation the representative of the estate of a deceased smallpox vaccine recipient or vaccinia contact must submit to be deemed eligible by the Secretary.
Title 42 - Public Health
A requester who is the representative of the estate of a deceased smallpox vaccine recipient or vaccinia contact must submit the following documentation in order for the estate to be deemed eligible by the Secretary: (a) A completed (to the fullest extent possible) and signed Request Form; (b) All of the documentation required in: (1) Section 102.51(a)(2)–(4) (documentation requirements for smallpox vaccine recipients), in the case of a deceased smallpox vaccine recipient. The requester may submit a certification, as described in §102.51(b) in the place of the documentation described in §102.51(a)(2) (documentation concerning a vaccine recipient's participation in, and receipt of the smallpox vaccine under, an approved smallpox emergency response plan); or (2) Section 102.52(b)–(d) (documentation requirements for vaccinia contacts), in the case of a deceased vaccinia contact; (c) A death certificate for the deceased smallpox vaccine recipient or vaccinia contact. If a death certificate is unavailable, the requester must submit a letter providing the reasons for its unavailability. The Secretary has the discretion to accept other documentation as evidence that the smallpox recipient or vaccinia contact is deceased; and (d) Documentation showing that the requester is the representative of the estate of the deceased smallpox vaccine recipient or vaccinia contact.
Title 42: Public Health
PART 102—SMALLPOX COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Subpart F—Required Documentation To Be Deemed Eligible
§ 102.54 Documentation the representative of the estate of a deceased smallpox vaccine recipient or vaccinia contact must submit to be deemed eligible by the Secretary.
