Assembly Bill A9778

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the office of brain injury, within the department of health, to administer the traumatic brain injury program

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A9778 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5148
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 27-CC §§2740 - 2744, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A1437, S4970, S6575

2013-A9778 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the office of brain injury, within the department of health, to administer the traumatic brain injury program.

2013-A9778 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9778

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 22, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
  office of brain injury

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Article 27-CC of the public health law, as added by chapter
196 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 27-CC
                  [NEW YORK STATE TRAUMATIC] OFFICE OF
                         BRAIN INJURY [PROGRAM]
Section 2740. [Traumatic] OFFICE OF brain injury [program].
        2741. Definitions.
        2742. Functions, powers and duties of the [department] OFFICE.
        2743. Funding of traumatic brain injury services.
        2744. [The traumatic] TRAUMATIC brain injury services coordinat-
                ing council.
  S  2740. [Traumatic] OFFICE OF brain injury [program].  [The] THERE IS
HEREBY ESTABLISHED, IN THE department AN OFFICE OF  BRAIN  INJURY  WHICH
shall  have  the central responsibility for administering the provisions
of this article and otherwise coordinating  the  state's  policies  with
respect  to  traumatic brain injury, in consultation with the office [of
mental retardation and] FOR PEOPLE WITH developmental disabilities,  the
office  of  mental  health,  the  department of education, the office of
alcoholism and substance  abuse  services,  the  [department  of  social
services,  the office of the advocate for the disabled] OFFICE OF TEMPO-
RARY AND DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE,  THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
SERVICES  and  the [commission on quality of care for the mentally disa-
bled] JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
  S 2741. Definitions.  As used in this article[, the term "traumatic]:
  1. "OFFICE" MEANS THE OFFICE OF BRAIN INJURY.
  2. "TRAUMATIC brain injury" means an  acquired  injury  to  the  brain
caused by an external physical force resulting in total or partial disa-
bility  or  impairment and shall include but not be limited to damage to
the central nervous system from anoxic/hypoxic episodes or damage to the
central nervous system from allergic conditions,  toxic  substances  and
other acute medical/clinical incidents. Such term shall include, but not
              

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