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H. C. R. No. 43 As IntroducedAs Introduced 129th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2011-2012 |
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Representatives Johnson, Yuko
Cosponsors:
Representatives Grossman, Patmon, Terhar, Garland, Williams, Antonio, Murray, Bubp, Gardner, Hottinger, Reece, Fende, Stinziano, Ruhl, Hagan, R., Gerberry, Lundy, Celebrezze, Lynch
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION | To urge the Congress of the United States to
appropriate funds for the telemedical diagnosis
and treatment of traumatic brain injury in
military service members and veterans at United
States Department of Veterans Affairs medical
facilities.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO (THE SENATE CONCURRING):
WHEREAS, Traumatic brain injury is an injury to the brain
from an external force that may lead to the temporary or permanent
impairment of the patient's cognitive, behavioral, or physical
functions; and |
WHEREAS, The United States Armed Forces Health Surveillance
Center reports that more than 233,000 members of the United States
military have suffered traumatic brain injuries since 2000; and |
WHEREAS, Many traumatic brain injuries in military service
members and veterans may remain undiagnosed; and |
WHEREAS, A specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation
is required to diagnose and treat traumatic brain injury; and |
WHEREAS, Many Department of Veterans Affairs medical
facilities lack the resources to provide military service members
and veterans with sufficient access to physical medicine and
rehabilitation specialists; and |
WHEREAS, The installation of video teleconference systems in
200 Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities would
provide military service members and veterans with timely and
cost-effective access to physical medicine and rehabilitation
specialists for the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain
injury; and |
WHEREAS, The Operation Resurrection program proposed by The
Resurrecting Lives Foundation would provide the necessary video
teleconference equipment and physical medicine and rehabilitation
specialists to diagnose and treat traumatic brain injury in
military service members and veterans; training for Department of
Veterans Affairs medical facility staff in the treatment of
traumatic brain injury; a national database to record treatments,
outcomes, and best practices for treating traumatic brain injury
in military service members and veterans; and educational
materials about traumatic brain injury for military service
members, veterans, and their families; and |
WHEREAS, The Resurrecting Lives Foundation estimates a total
cost for the Operation Resurrection program of $12.18 million for
the first year and a subsequent annual cost of $9.65 million; now
therefore be it |
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, urge the Congress of the United States to
appropriate funds for the Operation Resurrection program to
facilitate the telemedical diagnosis and treatment of traumatic
brain injury in military service members and veterans at United
States Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities; and be
it further |
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the
Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives,
to the President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the United States
Senate, to the members of the Ohio Congressional delegation, and
to the news media of Ohio. |
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