# Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance-Dependent Coverage
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2009-11-18 · Effective 2009-11-18 · 74 FR 59478
## Document
- **Document number:** E9-27644
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 74 FR 59478
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 9
- **Publication date:** 2009-11-18
- **Effective date:** 2009-11-18
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) regulations in order to implement sec. 402 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008. Section 402 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 extended SGLI dependent coverage to an insured member's stillborn child. This final rule defines the term "member's stillborn child."

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/11/18/E9-27644/servicemembers-group-life-insurance-dependent-coverage)
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