12 2 STA T .480PUBLIC LA W 110 – 181 —J A N .28 , 2008 theCom m i ttee s o nAr me dS er v i c eso f the Sen a te and the H o u se of R e p resentatives a report on the resu l ts of the stud y,w ith such findin g s and recommendations as the Secretary considers appro - priate .SEC.16 6 4 . R E PO R T O N TR AUM AT I C B RAIN IN J UR Y C L ASSI F ICATIONS. N ot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of D efense and the Secretary of V eterans Affairs j ointly shall su b mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing the changes underta k en within the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that traumatic brain injury victims receive a medical designation concomitant with their injury rather than a medical designation that assigns a generic classification ( such as ‘ ‘organic psychiatric disorder ’ ’ ) . SEC. 166 5 .E V ALUATION OF T H E POLYTRAUMA LIAISON OFFICER / NON - COMMISSIONE D OFFICER PRO G RAM. (a) EVALU A TION R EQ UI R E D . —T he Secretary of Defense shall conduct an evaluation of the P olytrauma L iaison O fficer / Non- Commissioned Officer program, which is the program operated by each of the military departments and the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of— ( 1 ) assisting in the seamless transition of members of the Armed F orces from the Department of Defense health care system to the Department of Veterans Affairs system
and ( 2 )e x pediting the flow of information and communication between military treatment facilities and the Veterans Affairs Polytrauma Centers. (b) M ATTER S COVERED.—The evaluation of the Polytrauma Liai- son Officer/Non-Commissioned Officer program shall include an evaluation of the following
(1) The program’s effectiveness in the following areas: (A) Handling of military patient transfers. ( B ) Ability to access military records in a timely manner. (C) Collaboration with Polytrauma Center treatment teams. (D) Collaboration with veteran service organi z ations. (E) Functioning as the Polytrauma Center’s subject- matter expert on military issues. (F) Supporting and assisting family members. ( G ) Providing education, information, and referrals to members of the Armed Forces and their family members. (H) Functioning as uniformed advocates for members of the Armed Forces and their family members. ( I ) Inclusion in Polytrauma Center meetings. ( J ) Completion of re q uired administrative reporting. ( K ) Ability to provide necessary administrative support to all members of the Armed Forces. (2) Manpower requirements to effectively carry out all required functions of the Polytrauma Liaison Officer/Non- Commissioned Officer program given current and expected case loads. ( 3 ) Expansion of the program to incorporate Navy and Marine Corps officers and senior enlisted personnel.
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