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Requires VA primary care physicians or nurse practitioners to certify the death of a veteran who dies of natural causes within 48 hours after the clinician learns of the death, and allows a coroner or medical examiner to certify if the VA clinician cannot. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees within one year and then annually on compliance, with specific performance metrics, and protects VA employees from being required to violate local laws or licensing rules.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced July 16, 2025 by John Boozman · Last progress July 16, 2025