(a) The executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased injured countermeasure recipient must submit the following documentation in order for a determination of eligibility for benefits to the estate to be made:
(1) All of the documentation required for individuals in § 110.51;
(2) A death certificate for the deceased injured countermeasure recipient. If a death certificate is unavailable, the executor or administrator must submit a letter providing the reasons for its unavailability. The Secretary has the discretion to accept other documentation as evidence that the injured countermeasure recipient is deceased; and
(3) Documentation showing that the individual is the executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased injured countermeasure recipient, e.g., Letter of Administration issued by a court of competent jurisdiction; and
(4) Even if a Request Form had previously been filed by the injured countermeasure recipient, the executor or administrator of the estate must submit a new Request Form.
(b) [Reserved]