It shall be the responsibility of the director of the department of human services to provide rehabilitative services for persons with traumatic brain injury including the development of instate comprehensive community-based services.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-12-20

  • traumatic brain injury: means an injury to the skull, the brain contents or its coverings, not of a degenerative or congenital nature, which may or may not produce an altered state of consciousness or result in temporary or permanent decrease of mental, cognitive, behavioral or physical functioning which causes partial or total disability. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-12-21

The department of human services, in consultation with the permanent advisory commission on traumatic brain injuries, shall promulgate such rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of Title 42, as are necessary and proper to ensure responsible management and operation of §?42-12-30.

History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 536, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 363, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 456, § 1.