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TBI Treatment Act

Introduced: January 24, 2011 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 24, 2011
Introduced in House
Jan 24, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

TBI Treatment Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (Secretaries) to carry out a five-year pilot program under which each Secretary establishes a process for providing payments to facilities for treatments of traumatic brain injury (TBI) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) received by members of the Armed Forces and veterans in facilities other than military treatment facilities or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities. Subjects such payments to specified conditions, including approved treatment. Requires the VA Secretary to notify each veteran with a service-connected injury or disability of the opportunity to receive such treatment.

Requires the Secretaries to jointly: (1) develop and maintain a database containing data from each patient case involving the use of such treatments; and (2) report annually to Congress on the implementation of this Act.

What's happening now February 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1