Public Safety Officer Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-894
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-03-21
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Public Safety Officer Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect and disseminate information about diagnosing, treating, and preventing concussions and traumatic brain injuries among public safety officers.</p> <p>The CDC must put the information it collects on its website. The CDC must also disseminate the information to medical and public health professionals, public safety employers and employee representatives, and other stakeholders.</p> <p>In implementing the bill, the CDC may support public and private efforts to identify and create guidelines, protocols, and evidence-based practices for treating concussions and traumatic brain injuries in public safety officers.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 894 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2023 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Braun , Mr. Casey , and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect and disseminate information on concussion and traumatic brain injury among public safety officers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Safety Officer Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act of 2023 . 2. Information on concussion and traumatic brain injury among public safety officers Part J of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280b et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 393D of such Act the following: 393E. Information on concussion and traumatic brain injury among public safety officers (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall collect and make publicly available information on concussion and traumatic brain injury among public safety officers, including research related to evidence-based practices and personal protective equipment recommendations, and medical information related to diagnosing, protocols for identifying and treating, and measures for reducing the incidence of concussion and traumatic brain injury among public safety officers. (b) Dissemination of information (1) In general For purposes of making information available under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (A) update the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to traumatic brain injury; and (B) develop other means to disseminate such information to— (i) medical professionals and public health professionals, to improve care and treatment services provided to public safety officers suffering from concussion or traumatic brain injury; (ii) public safety employers and employee representatives, to improve strategies and practices to reduce the incidence of concussion and traumatic brain injury resulting from firefighting, fire protection, law enforcement, and other public safety activities; (iii) mental health professionals, to develop a better understanding of the link between concussion and traumatic brain injury and conditions such as trauma and stress related disorders, mood disorders, and suicidal ideations; (iv) patients and their families, to improve awareness of health care specialists in the area of concussion and traumatic brain injury, and to improve patient understanding of the effects of concussion and traumatic brain injury; and (v) institutions of higher education, including medical schools and schools of public health, and other researchers. (2) Consultation In developing the website under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the individuals and entities described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(B) to ensure that information collected and disseminated best meets the needs of the public safety community in terms of content, quality, and utility. (3) Additional dissemination activities The Secretary may disseminate information described in subsection (a) through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, labor organizations and employee representatives, other governmental organizations or entities, and the media. (c) Authorized activities In carrying out this section, the Secretary may support public and private efforts to identify and create model guidelines, protocols, and evidence-based practices to treat concussion and traumatic brain injury in public safety officers, including through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. (d) Definition In this section, the term public safety officer has the meaning given such term in section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. .