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MO SB908

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/8/2010

Primary Sponsor

Timothy Green

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Origin

Senate

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Transfers the Missouri Brain Injury Advisory Council from the office of administration to the department of health and senior services by executive order 05-09 issued February 2, 2005

  • Reduces council membership from 25 to 15 members through attrition, with four members representing persons with brain injuries or their relatives and eleven members from professional groups, health institutions, community groups, and private industry

  • Establishes ex officio, nonvoting positions for state agency representatives with services impacting brain injury survivors, appointed by their respective agencies

  • Changes council meeting frequency from every 90 days to at least four times per year and eliminates member compensation while retaining reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses

  • Renames all references from "head injury" to "brain injury" throughout statutes 192.735-192.745 and 199.001-199.051 related to injury prevention, rehabilitation services, and the brain injury fund

Legislative Description

Revises provisions relating to the renamed Missouri Brain Injury Advisory Council

Last Action

Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee

3/2/2010

Committee Referrals

Health, Mental Health, Seniors And Families2/11/2010

Full Bill Text

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