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(10) The assessment of the current capabilities of
the Department for the prevention, diagnosis, mitiga-
tion, treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic brain
injury and post-traumatic stress disorder in members
of the Armed Forces.
(11) The identification of gaps in current capa-
bilities of the Department for the prevention, diag-
nosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of
traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress dis-
order in members of the Armed Forces.
(12) The identification of the resources required
for the Department in fiscal years 2009 thru 2013 to
address the gaps in capabilities identified under
paragraph (11).
(13) The development of joint planning among
the Department of Defense, the military departments,
and the Department of Veterans Affairs for the pre-
vention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and reha-
bilitation of traumatic brain injury and post-trau-
matic stress disorder in members of the Armed Forces,
including planning for the seamless transition of such
members from care through the Department of Defense
care through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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(14) A requirement that exposure to a blast or
blasts be recorded in the records of members of the
Armed Forces.
(15) The development of clinical practice guide-
lines for the diagnosis and treatment of blast injuries
in members of the Armed Forces, including, but not
limited to, traumatic brain injury.
(16) A program under which each member of the
Armed Forces who incurs a traumatic brain injury
or post-traumatic stress disorder during service in the
Armed Forces—
(A) is enrolled in the program; and
(B) receives, under the program, treatment
and rehabilitation meeting a standard of care
such that each individual who is a member of the
Armed Forces who qualifies for care under the
program shall—
(i) be provided the highest quality of
care possible based on the medical judgment
of qualified medical professionals in facili-
ties that most appropriately meet the spe-
cific needs of the individual; and
(ii) be rehabilitated to the fullest extent
possible using the most up-to-date medical
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technology, medical rehabilitation practices,
and medical expertise available.
(17) A requirement that if a member of the
Armed Forces participating in a program established
in accordance with paragraph (16) believes that care
provided to such participant does not meet the stand-
ard of care specified in subparagraph (B) of such
paragraph, the Secretary of Defense shall, upon re-
quest of the participant, provide to such participant
a referral to another Department of Defense or De-
partment of Veterans Affairs provider of medical or
rehabilitative care for a second opinion regarding the
care that would meet the standard of care specified in
such subparagraph.
(18) The provision of information by the Sec-
retary of Defense to members of the Armed Forces
with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress
disorder and their families about their rights with re-
spect to the following:
(A) The receipt of medical and mental
health care from the Department of Defense and
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(B) The options available to such members
for treatment of traumatic brain injury and
post-traumatic stress disorder.