Bill Text: CT SB00905 | 2015 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Requiring The Department Of Public Health To Study The Implementation Of A Program For The Treatment Of Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injuries And Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-02 - Senate Recommitted to Veterans' Affairs [SB00905 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00905-Comm_Sub.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 905 | ||
January Session, 2015 |
LCO No. 3176 | ||
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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS |
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Introduced by: |
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AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO STUDY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROGRAM FOR THE TREATMENT OF VETERANS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective October 1, 2015) The Commissioner of Public Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs, shall conduct a study of the implementation of a program for the treatment of veterans who have traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder. The commissioners shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, the findings of such study to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to military and veterans' affairs on or before January 1, 2016, including: (1) Recommendations concerning the best peer-reviewed and evidence- based protocols and therapies for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, including resource facilitation, cognitive rehabilitation and hyperbaric therapy; (2) the types of health care providers necessary for implementation of such program; (3) the estimated number of veterans who have traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder; (4) an analysis of available federal and state funding for such program; and (5) an analysis of the costs of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans and the fiscal impact of implementation of the program.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2015 |
New section |
VA |
Joint Favorable |
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PH |
Joint Favorable |