12 2 STA T .487PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 181 —J A N .28 , 2008 ‘ ‘ (B)as s o o n as pr a cti ca blef ollo w in g a d iagnosis of tra um atic brain in j ur y bya D epartment h ealth care pro -v ider . ‘‘(b) CONTE NT S O FPLA N. —E ach plan developed under subsection (a) shall include , for the individual covered by such plan, the fol- lowing
‘‘( 1 ) R ehabilitation objectives for improving the physical, cognitive, and vocational functioning of the individual with the goal of ma x imi z ing the independence and reintegration of such individual into the community. ‘‘( 2 ) A ccess, as warranted, to all appropriate rehabilitative components of the traumatic brain injury continuum of care, and where appropriate, to long-term care services. ‘‘( 3 ) A description of specific rehabilitative treatments and other services to achieve the objectives described in paragraph (1), which shall set forth the type, fre q uency, duration, and location of such treatments and services. ‘‘( 4 ) T he name of the case manager designated in accord- ance with subsection (d) to be responsible for the implementa- tion of such plan. ‘‘( 5 ) Dates on which the effectiveness of such plan will be reviewed in accordance with subsection (f). ‘‘(c) CO MPR E H ENS IV E ASSESSMENT.—(1) Each plan developed under subsection (a) shall be based on a comprehensive assessment, developed in accordance with paragraph (2), of— ‘‘(A) the physical, cognitive, vocational, and neuropsycholog- ical and social impairments of the individual
and ‘‘(B) the family education and family support needs of the individual after the individual is discharged from inpatient care or at the commencement of and during the receipt of outpatient care and services. ‘‘(2) The comprehensive assessment required under paragraph (1) with respect to an individual is a comprehensive assessment of the matters set forth in that paragraph by a team, composed by the S ecretary for purposes of the assessment, of individuals with expertise in traumatic brain injury, including any of the fol- lowing: ‘‘(A) A neurologist. ‘‘(B) A rehabilitation physician. ‘‘(C) A social wor k er. ‘‘(D) A neuropsychologist. ‘‘(E) A physical therapist. ‘‘( F ) A vocational rehabilitation specialist. ‘‘( G ) An occupational therapist. ‘‘( H ) A speech language pathologist. ‘‘( I ) A rehabilitation nurse. ‘‘( J ) An educational therapist. ‘‘( K ) An audiologist. ‘‘( L ) A blind rehabilitation specialist. ‘‘( M ) A recreational therapist. ‘‘( N ) A low vision optometrist. ‘‘( O ) An orthotist or prosthetist. ‘‘(P) An assistive technologist or rehabilitation engineer. ‘‘( Q ) An otolaryngology physician. ‘‘(R) A dietician. ‘‘(S) An opthamologist. ‘‘(T) A psychiatrist.
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