Bill > HR9863

This bill directs the Director of the Defense Health Agency to report to Congress within 270 days on the feasibility of creating a pilot program for a behavioral neurology fellowship. This fellowship would train medical professionals to treat members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), focusing on the connection between behavior and TBI. The report must assess potential locations for the program and outline specific requirements, including that the pilot program would involve two individuals in a 1-year clinical fellowship. To be eligible, fellows must have a medical degree and have completed a residency in neurology or psychiatry, though board certification would not be a prerequisite for holding the fellowship. The program would aim to prepare fellows to sit for board certification in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry, and the fellowship itself would need to be accredited.