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§ 300d–52. State grants for projects regarding traumatic brain injury
(a) In general
(b) State advisory board
(1) In general
(2) Functions
(3) CompositionAn advisory board established under paragraph (1) shall be composed of—
(A) representatives of—
(i) the corresponding State or American Indian consortium agencies involved;
(ii) public and nonprofit private health related organizations;
(iii) other disability advisory or planning groups within the State or American Indian consortium;
(iv) members of an organization or foundation representing individuals with traumatic brain injury in that State or American Indian consortium; and
(v) injury control programs at the State or local level if such programs exist; and
(B) a substantial number of individuals with traumatic brain injury, or the family members of such individuals.
(c) Matching funds
(1) In general
(2) Determination of amount contributed
(d) Application for grant
(e) Use of State and American Indian consortium grants
(1) Community services and supportsA State or American Indian consortium shall (directly or through awards of contracts to nonprofit private entities) use amounts received under a grant under this section for the following:
(A) To develop, change, or enhance community-based service delivery systems that include timely access to comprehensive appropriate services and supports. Such service and supports—
(i) shall promote full participation by individuals with traumatic brain injury and their families in decision making regarding the services and supports; and
(ii) shall be designed for children, youth, and adults with traumatic brain injury.
(B) To focus on outreach to underserved and inappropriately served individuals, such as individuals in institutional settings, individuals with low socioeconomic resources, individuals in rural communities, and individuals in culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
(C) To award contracts to nonprofit entities for consumer or family service access training, consumer support, peer mentoring, and parent to parent programs.
(D) To develop individual and family service coordination or case management systems.
(E) To support other needs identified by the advisory board under subsection (b) for the State or American Indian consortium involved.
(2) Best practices
(A) In general
(B) Demonstration by State agency
(3) State capacity building
(A) educate consumers and families;
(B) train professionals in public and private sector financing (such as third party payers, State agencies, community-based providers, schools, and educators);
(C) develop or improve case management or service coordination systems;
(D) develop best practices in areas such as family or consumer support, return to work, housing or supportive living personal assistance services, assistive technology and devices, behavioral health services, substance abuse services, and traumatic brain injury treatment and rehabilitation;
(E) tailor existing State or American Indian consortium systems to provide accommodations to the needs of individuals with traumatic brain injury (including systems administered by the State or American Indian consortium departments responsible for health, mental health, labor/employment, education, intellectual disabilities or developmental disorders, transportation, and correctional systems);
(F) improve data sets coordinated across systems and other needs identified by a State or American Indian consortium plan supported by its advisory council; and
(G) develop capacity within targeted communities.
(f) Coordination of activities
(g) Report
(h) DefinitionsFor purposes of this section:
(1) The terms “American Indian consortium” and “State” have the meanings given to those terms in section 300d–53 of this title.
(2) The term “traumatic brain injury” means an acquired injury to the brain. Such term does not include brain dysfunction caused by congenital or degenerative disorders, nor birth trauma, but may include brain injuries caused by anoxia due to trauma. The Secretary may revise the definition of such term as the Secretary determines necessary, after consultation with States and other appropriate public or nonprofit private entities.
(i) Authorization of appropriations
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XII, § 1252, as added Pub. L. 104–166, § 3, July 29, 1996, 110 Stat. 1446; amended Pub. L. 106–310, div. A, title XIII, § 1304, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1139; Pub. L. 110–23, § 14, May 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 99; Pub. L. 110–206, § 6(a), Apr. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 716; Pub. L. 111–256, § 2(f)(6), Oct. 5, 2010, 124 Stat. 2644; Pub. L. 113–196, § 3, Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2052; Pub. L. 115–377, § 3, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5114.)