2019-13553: Service Members Group Life Insurance-Definition of Stillborn Child for Purposes of Coverage
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend the regulation defining "member's stillborn child" for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program. The current definition of a "member's stillborn child" is that a fetus must weigh at least 350 grams or, if the fetal weight is unknown, duration in utero is at least 20 completed weeks of gestation. VA proposes to amend the definition to allow reliance upon the fetus' gestational age even if the fetus' weight is known. As a result, a fetus whose duration in utero is 20 completed weeks of gestation but who weighs less than 350 grams would qualify as a "member's stillborn child."
The agency’s own summary, as published.
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Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
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