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2019 Session

Budget Amendments - SB1100 (Floor Approved)

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Fund Adult and Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Demonstration

Item 291 #2s

Item 291 #2s

First Year - FY2019 Second Year - FY2020
Health and Human Resources
Department of Health FY2019 $0 FY2020 $450,000 GF

Language
Page 302, line 7, strike "$167,386,863" and insert "$167,836,863".

Page 303, after line 4, insert:

"H.  Out of this appropriation, $450,000 from the general fund the second year shall be provided for the Virginia Department of Health to contract with an external party that can provide software to implement an adult and pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) pilot.  The pilot shall provide clinical decision support software to hospitals with trauma centers that agree to participate.  The purpose of the pilot program is to increase compliance with evidence-based treatment guidelines and best practices for severe adult and pediatric TBI."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $450,000 from the general fund the second year for the Virginia Department of Health to contract with an external party that can provide software to implement an adult and pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) pilot. The external party would provide the clinical decision support software to hospitals with trauma centers that agree to participate in the pilot program. The purpose of the pilot program is to increase compliance with evidence-based treatment guidelines and best practices for severe adult and pediatric TBI in order to reduce patient mortality, improve patient recovery and reduce the long-term care costs to the Commonwealth.)