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Preparedness
Countermeasures Injury Compensation may compensate individuals
for serious physical injuries or deaths as a result
of a pandemic, epidemic, or security countermeasures,
such as a vaccine.
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Only countermeasures specifically identified in
declarations by the Secretary, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services are eligible for compensation
benefits, which may include out-of-pocket medical
expenses, lost employment income and/or survivor
death benefits.
Individuals have one (1) year from the date the vaccine
or other covered countermeasure was administered to
request compensation benefits.
Currently, no funds have been appropriated to provide
compensation. However, all potential requests for
benefits must still be filed within the one (1) year
limit.
How to File a Request for Benefits
Eligible individuals must send a letter of intent
to file a request for benefit in writing within
one (1) year of receiving a covered countermeasure.
For complete information:
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News
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Anthrax
Countermeasures: Declaration Under
the Public Readiness and Emergency
Preparedness Act or (PDF
56KB) (Federal Register
notice, October 6, 2008)
Amendment
to January 26, 2007 Declaration
Under the Public Readiness and
Emergency Preparedness Act
or (PDF
57KB) (Federal Register
notice, November 30, 2007)
Pandemic
Countermeasures Amendment
to H5N1 Declaration
Under the Public Readiness
and Emergency Preparedness
Act
or
(PDF
52KB)
(Federal
Register
notice,
October 17, 2008)
Pandemic
Countermeasures: Declaration
Under the Public Readiness
and Emergency Preparedness
Act or
(PDF
58KB)
(Federal
Register
notice,
October 17, 2008)
Botulism
Countermeasures: Declaration
Under the Public Readiness
and Emergency Preparedness
Act or
(PDF
54KB)
(Federal
Register
notice,
October 17, 2008)
Smallpox
Countermeasures: Declaration
Under the Public Readiness
and Emergency Preparedness
Act or
(PDF
51KB)
(Federal
Register
notice,
October 17, 2008)
Acute
Radiation Syndrome Countermeasures:
Declaration Under the
Public Readiness and
Emergency Preparedness
Act
or
(PDF
55KB)
(Federal
Register
notice,
October 17, 2008)
Announcement
of Potential Eligibility for Compensation
Under Public Readiness and Emergency
Preparedness Act Declaration and
Filing Deadlines or (PDF
53KB) (Federal Register
notice, December 21, 2007)
Pandemic
Countermeasures; Declaration Under
the Public Readiness and Emergency
Preparedness Act or (PDF
50KB) (Federal Register notice,
February 1, 2007)
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