The South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council shall:
(1) advise and make recommendations to the State on ways to improve services coordination regarding traumatic brain injury;
(2) encourage citizen participation through the establishment of public hearings and other types of community outreach programs;
(3) identify emerging issues and expand methods and resources to enhance statewide services;
(4) serve as a resource for education, research, and training and provide information and referral services;
(5) provide technical assistance for the development of support groups and other local initiatives to serve individuals, families, and caregivers;
(6) consult with federal, state, and local government agencies and with citizens' groups and other private entities to recommend public policy concerning brain injuries to state policymakers; and
(7) serve as the statewide advisory board for implementing the federal Traumatic Brain Injury Act and applying for federal traumatic brain injury funding.
HISTORY: 2013 Act No. 63, Section 1, eff June 13, 2013.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 38 - Head And Spinal Cord Injuries
Section 44-38-10. Head and Spinal Cord Injury Information System created; purpose.
Section 44-38-20. Definitions.
Section 44-38-40. Duties of council.
Section 44-38-70. Council to submit annual report.
Section 44-38-90. Penalty for intentional noncompliance with article.
Section 44-38-310. Service Delivery System established.
Section 44-38-320. Definitions.
Section 44-38-330. Primary functions of system.
Section 44-38-340. Duties of department.
Section 44-38-370. Eligibility criteria for case management services.
Section 44-38-380. Advisory Council to System.
Section 44-38-390. Article does not establish entitlement program or benefit.
Section 44-38-510. Spinal Cord Injury Research Board.
Section 44-38-610. South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council.
Section 44-38-620. Duties of the council.
Section 44-38-630. Membership of council; officers of council; compensation.