Bill > HR396

Introduced Session

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.

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Dan Benishek (R),  Gus Bilirakis (R),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Joe Courtney (D),  Lloyd Doggett (D),  Michael Doyle (D),  Ralph Hall (R),  Maurice Hinchey (D),  Walter Jones (R),  Kenny Marchant (R),  Michael Michaud (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Bill Pascrell (D),  Todd Platts (R),  Tim Ryan (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  Pete Sessions (R),  Steve Stivers (R),  Betty Sutton (D),  Mike Thompson (D),  Mac Thornberry (R),  Allen West (R),  Don Young (R), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 02/25/2011)

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