This bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to collect and make public information about concussion and traumatic brain injury (TBI) among public safety officers. The information must include research on evidence-based practices and recommendations for personal protective equipment, medical information on diagnosis, protocols for identifying and treating concussion and TBI, and measures to reduce how often these injuries happen.
The CDC must update its traumatic brain injury website and develop other ways to share information with medical and public health professionals, public safety employers and employee representatives, mental health professionals, patients and families, and institutions of higher education and researchers. The Secretary must consult with those groups when developing the website. The Secretary may also share information through nonprofit organizations, labor organizations and employee representatives, other government entities, or the media. The bill allows the Secretary to support efforts to create model guidelines, protocols, and evidence-based practices through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. The term "public safety officer" is defined by reference to an existing law (the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968). The bill was introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
No publicly available information on costs or funding levels. The bill authorizes activities such as grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements but does not specify appropriations or dollar amounts.
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