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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="13-2105" title_number="13" title_name="Miscellaneous Health Care Programs" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board">
  <text>The Advisory Board shall:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Investigate the needs of citizens with traumatic brain injuries;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>Identify gaps in services to citizens with traumatic brain injuries;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>Facilitate collaboration among State agencies that provide services to individuals with traumatic brain injuries;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>Facilitate collaboration among organizations and entities that provide services to individuals with traumatic brain injuries;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>Encourage and facilitate community participation in program implementation;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>Issue an annual report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on or before November 30, 2005, and each November 30 thereafter:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>Summarizing the actions of the Advisory Board and containing recommendations for:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>Providing oversight in acquiring and utilizing State and federal funding dedicated to services for individuals with traumatic brain injuries;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Building provider–capacity and provider–training that address the needs of individuals with traumatic brain injuries; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>Improving the coordination of services for individuals with traumatic brain injuries; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>Including information concerning the number of individuals served and the services provided in the preceding fiscal year to individuals with traumatic brain injury; and</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="7">
    <text>Disseminate copies of the annual report to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and the secretary of each department represented on the Advisory Board.</text>
  </level>
</section>
