Lethal Means Safety Training Act

Section 2(a)(1) requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the Lethal Means Safety and Suicide Prevention training course to ensure it is culturally appropriate and uses best practices identified by subject matter experts, which could benefit veterans by improving the quality of suicide prevention efforts.

Section 2(a)(2) requires the Secretary to publish an annual report on the internet website of the Department detailing the percentage of individuals who completed the training, which holds officials accountable for tracking training completion.

Section 2(b) requires specific groups—such as certain employees who regularly interact with veterans, community care providers, and family caregivers—to take the updated training course within 90 days and at least once every year thereafter, ensuring those around veterans are regularly educated on suicide prevention.

Section 2(d) requires the Secretary to make the training course publicly available on an appropriate website of the Department, which gives the public open access to these suicide prevention resources.

Section 2(b)(3) makes taking the training course a mandatory condition for any employee of a non-Department provider to furnish care, which places a new regulatory burden on these workers.

Section 2(b)(4) makes taking the training course a mandatory condition for family caregivers to receive support, which places a new training requirement and time burden on caregivers.