IN SB0024

Establishes the Indiana Brain Injury Commission consisting of 18 members, including legislators, brain injury survivors, family caregivers, physicians specializing in brain injury treatment/rehabilitation/research, and representatives from state agencies and advocacy organizations

Requires the commission to study brain injury prevalence in Indiana, existing treatment infrastructure, acute and long-term service needs (medical, rehabilitative, housing, transportation, psychiatric, employment), Medicaid waiver access, and economic impacts

Mandates submission of a preliminary report by December 1, 2011 and a final report by December 1, 2012 to the General Assembly, governor, and legislative council

Requires the state health department to adopt rules by July 1, 2013 establishing a licensure category for brain injury service providers not otherwise licensed or certified

Commission expires December 31, 2012; members receive no per diem or travel expense reimbursement for attending meetings