Traumatic Brain Injury Act Amendments of 2000

Summary

Traumatic Brain Injury Act Amendments of 2000 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a national traumatic brain injury education and awareness campaign in conjunction with Health People 2010. Requires the Secretary to determine: (1) the incidence and prevalence of such injury in all age groups; and (2) appropriate methodological strategies to obtain data on the incidence and prevalence of mild traumatic brain injury. Requires certain programs of the National Institutes of Health to include research on brain injury, its treatment, and nuerobehavioral consequences of such injury. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States to carry out projects (currently, demonstration projects) to improve access to health and other services regarding traumatic brain injury. Allows such grant funds to be used: (1) for community services and support for those with such injuries and their families; and (2) to build a State's capacity to address and treat such injuries. Requires such services and support to reflect best practices in the field of traumatic brain injury and to be supported by quality assurance measures.

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 September 2000

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