Neurobehavioral science unit; established, waiver services for individuals w/traumatic brain injury.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; establishmentof neurobehavioral science unit; waiver services for individualswith traumatic brain injury and neurocognitive diagnoses; work group.Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek authoritythrough the state plan for medical assistance services to implementa neurobehavioral science unit and to submit an amendment to thestate plan for medical assistance services to the Centers for Medicareand Medicaid Services to receive federal approval to administer neurorestorative and rehabilitative services for qualifying individualswith traumatic brain injury and neurocognitive diagnoses. The billauthorizes the Department to promulgate emergency regulations toimplement the neurobehavioral science unit and the traumatic braininjury and neurocognitive diagnoses services waiver upon approvaland directs the Department to convene a work group of relevant stakeholdersto provide updates on the progress and the implementation of theneurobehavioral science unit and the traumatic brain injury and neurocognitivediagnoses services waiver.