Tennessee § 68-55-203 - Brain trauma registry.
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§ 68-55-203. Brain trauma registry.
The commissioner shall establish and maintain a central registry of persons who sustain TBI. The purpose of the registry is to: Collect information to facilitate the development of injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitation programs; and Ensure the provision to persons with TBI of information regarding appropriate public or private agencies that provide rehabilitation services so that injured persons may obtain needed services to alleviate injuries and avoid related secondary problems. To further the purpose of this section, the commissioner has the following powers and duties: Collect injury incidence information, analyze the information and conduct special studies regarding the causes and consequences of TBI; Promulgate rules and regulations to administer the registry and its activities; Study the information and make an annual statistical report containing no patient-identifying information; and Collect and disseminate, at no cost to the public, a list of public and private agencies which provide services to persons with TBI. Acts 1993, ch. 443, § 4; 1996, ch. 1025, § 1.
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Section 68-55-203 ("Brain trauma registry.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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