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Tennessee Code Title 68. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection § 68-55-203

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The commissioner shall establish and maintain a central registry of persons who sustain TBI. The purpose of the registry is to:

(1) Collect information to facilitate the development of injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitation programs; and

(2) Ensure the provision to persons with TBI of information regarding appropriate public or private agencies that provide rehabilitation services so that injured persons may obtain needed services to alleviate injuries and avoid related secondary problems.

(b) To further the purpose of this section, the commissioner has the following powers and duties:

(1) Collect injury incidence information, analyze the information and conduct special studies regarding the causes and consequences of TBI;

(2) Promulgate rules and regulations to administer the registry and its activities;

(3) Study the information and make an annual statistical report containing no patient-identifying information; and

(4) Collect and disseminate, at no cost to the public, a list of public and private agencies which provide services to persons with TBI.

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