In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. “Fund” means the State Brain Injury Trust Fund. “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health. “Traumatic brain injury” has the meaning established in the policies and procedures adopted by the State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board under § 13–2105 of this title.

There is a State Brain Injury Trust Fund. The purpose of the Fund is to assist in the provision of the following services to eligible individuals who have sustained brain injuries: Individual case management services; and Neuropsychological evaluation. The Fund may be used to support: Prevention, education, and awareness programs; Rehabilitation services; Medical services; Durable medical equipment; Assistive technology assessment and equipment; Services to assist in the return to driving; Evaluation and training related to the brain injury; Neurobehavioral health services; Nursing home transition services; Community reentry services; Educational needs; Housing and residential services; and Transportation services. The Secretary or the Secretary’s designee shall administer the Fund. The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund. The Fund consists of: Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; Investment earnings of the Fund; and Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund. The Fund may be used only to provide funding for the purpose described in subsection (b) of this section. The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested. Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund. Money expended from the Fund to support services to individuals with brain injuries is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that would otherwise be appropriated for those services.

To be eligible for assistance from the Fund, an individual shall: Be a United States citizen and a resident of the State at the time of the brain injury; Have a brain injury that has been documented in the medical records of the individual; Have income at or below 300% of the federal poverty level; and Have exhausted all other health, rehabilitation, and disability benefit funding sources that cover the services provided by the Fund. An individual may not receive services from the Fund costing more than: The annual amount established by policies and procedures adopted by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee; and The lifetime of the individual amount established by policies and procedures adopted by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee.