Medical Malpractice Claims by Members of the Uniformed Services; Notice of Increase in Cap on Non-Economic Damages, 72443 [2023-23014]
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addition to the DD 2064, a Death
Certificate Information Sheet is
completed to gather additional related
information. This collection of
information is authorized by 10 U.S.C.
1471, ‘‘Forensic Pathology
Investigations’’; 10 U.S.C. 1509,
‘‘Program to Resolve Missing Persons
Cases’’; and DoD Instruction 5154.30,
‘‘Armed Forces Medical Examiner
System (AFMES) Operations.’’
AFMES is a government-developed
system that provides medical examiners
the ability to track and record autopsy
and consultation information.
Information is pushed from the Defense
Casualty Information Processing System
(DCIPS) in to AFMES. If needed,
additional information required to
complete the DD 2064 may be collected
by medical legal death investigators.
This information may be collected from
the deceased’s next-of-kin or workplace
over the phone or via email. The
additional collected information is
recorded into AFMES. To generate a DD
2064, the aggregate collected
information contained within AFMES is
synthesized electronically to fill
respective fields on the DD 2064. This
form is signed by the examining
pathologist. The completed and signed
document is retained within AFMES.
Depending on circumstances, the
completed DD 2064 is sent to the
deceased’s next-of-kin, the designated
funeral home, or the branch casualty
office by Federal Express Certified Mail.
If the deceased was a member of the
military at the time of death, the DD
2064 may be downloaded by the service
casualty offices who will print out
copies to disseminate as required.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Annual Burden Hours: 170.
Number of Respondents: 170.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 170.
Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency: On occasion.
Dated: October 16, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023–23133 Filed 10–19–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Medical Malpractice Claims by
Members of the Uniformed Services;
Notice of Increase in Cap on NonEconomic Damages
Department of Defense Office
of General Counsel, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of increase in cap on
noneconomic damages.
AGENCY:
This notice provides
information on the increase in the cap
on non-economic damages for DoD
medical malpractice claims filed by
members of the Uniformed Services.
DATES: The increased cap is effective
October 20, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa D. Walters, (703) 681–6027,
melissa.d.walters.civ@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A final
rule published in the Federal Register
on August 22, 2022 (87 FR 52446–
52463), 32 CFR 45.10(c), requires the
Department of Defense to publish
periodic updates to the cap on noneconomic damages, consistent with
changes in the prevailing amounts in
the States with non-economic damages
caps.
The cap on non-economic damages is
increased from $600,000 to $750,000.
This change reflects changes in State
law, including changes in those States
that periodically increase their damages
cap to reflect inflation, and to account
for average jury verdicts in those states
that have caps on non-economic
damages that do not apply in cases of
more serious injury.
SUMMARY:
Dated: October 12, 2023.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023–23014 Filed 10–19–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Department of the Navy,
Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: 60-Day information collection
notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Department of the Navy Office of Force
Resiliency announces a proposed public
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information collection and seeks public
comment on the provisions thereof.
Comments are invited on: whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by December 19,
2023.
You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of
the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and
Transparency, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria,
VA 22350–1700.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
ADDRESSES:
To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to Navy Survey Program
Office, 701 S Courthouse Road,
Arlington, VA 22204, ATTN: Dr.
Richard Linton, or call 703–604–6058.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[Docket ID: USN–2023–HQ–0018]
SUMMARY:
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Surveys; OMB Control Number: 0703–
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Needs and Uses: Information
collection is necessary to evaluate the
LivingWorks suicide prevention training
program, supporting the mission of the
Department of the Navy (DON) Office of
Force Resiliency (OFR) to provide
oversight of Navy and Marine Corps
programs. OFR is utilizing three surveys
to conduct the training program
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Medical Malpractice Claims by Members of the Uniformed Services;
Notice of Increase in Cap on Non-Economic Damages
AGENCY: Department of Defense Office of General Counsel, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of increase in cap on noneconomic damages.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides information on the increase in the cap on
non-economic damages for DoD medical malpractice claims filed by
members of the Uniformed Services.
DATES: The increased cap is effective October 20, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa D. Walters, (703) 681-6027,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A final rule published in the Federal
Register on August 22, 2022 (87 FR 52446-52463), 32 CFR 45.10(c),
requires the Department of Defense to publish periodic updates to the
cap on non-economic damages, consistent with changes in the prevailing
amounts in the States with non-economic damages caps.
The cap on non-economic damages is increased from $600,000 to
$750,000. This change reflects changes in State law, including changes
in those States that periodically increase their damages cap to reflect
inflation, and to account for average jury verdicts in those states
that have caps on non-economic damages that do not apply in cases of
more serious injury.
Dated: October 12, 2023.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-23014 Filed 10-19-23; 8:45 am]
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