Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008

Summary

Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the national program for traumatic brain injury registries to include grants for state traumatic brain injury surveillance systems. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , to conduct a study to: (1) determine the incidence of traumatic brain injury and prevalence of traumatic brain injury related disability; (2) report national trends in traumatic brain injury; (3) identify common therapeutic interventions which are used for the rehabilitation of individuals with such injuries; (4) identify interventions and therapies that can prevent or remediate the development of secondary neurologic conditions related to traumatic brain injury; and (5) develop practice guidelines for such rehabilitation. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2011 for the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) trauma research program. Allows the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), to make grants to states and American Indian consortia (currently, only states) to improve access to rehabilitation (currently, health) and other services regarding traumatic brain injury. Requires the Administrator and the Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities to coordinate the collection of data regarding protection and advocacy services. Directs the Administrator to make a grant for training and technical assistance to protection and advocacy systems, if funds permit.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 8 April 2008

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 8 April 2008

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 8 April 2008

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 March 2007

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  Introduced in House · EN · 8 March 2007

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• Introduced in House

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