§ 81-657. Brain injury registry; physician, psychologist, hospital, and rehabilitation center; report required; contents.

(1) If a person with brain or head injury is treated in this state in the office of a physician or psychologist licensed to practice in this state but is not admitted to a hospital within this state, the treating physician or psychologist shall provide a report of such injury to the department within thirty days after such treatment and identification of the person sustaining such injury. (2) If a person with brain or head injury is admitted to or treated at a hospital or a rehabilitation center located within a hospital in this state, such hospital or rehabilitation center shall provide a report of such injury to the department within thirty days after the discharge of such person from the hospital or rehabilitation center. (3) A report provided under this section shall contain the following information about the person who has sustained the brain or head injury, if known: (a) Name; (b) Date of birth; (c) Gender; (d) Residence; (e) Date of the injury; (f) Final diagnosis or classification of the injury according to the International Classification of Disease, Clinical Modification Coding System of the World Health Organization, as adopted by the department; (g) Cause of the injury and, if practicable, whether the injury resulted from an accident involving the use of alcohol; (h) Place or site of occurrence of the injury; (i) Identification of the reporting source; (j) Disposition upon discharge; (k) Payor source; and (l) Any additional information the department deems necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Brain Injury Registry Act. History: Laws 1992, LB 308, § 5; Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 163; Laws 2001, LB 152, § 1; Laws 2006, LB 1178, § 1; Laws 2007, LB463, § 1312; Laws 2008, LB928, § 37.