(6) "Council" means the Washington traumatic brain injury strategic partnership advisory council created under RCW . [2007 c 356 § 2.] 74.31.020 74.31.010 Washington traumatic brain Definitions. injury strategic partnership advisory council — Members — The definitions in this section apply Expenses — Appointment — throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Duties. (1) "Department" means the department (1) The Washington traumatic brain injury of social and health services. strategic partnership advisory council is established as an advisory council to the (2) "Department of health" means the governor, the legislature, and the secretary Washington state department of health of the department of social and health created pursuant to RCW 43.70.020. services. (3) "Secretary" means the secretary of (2) The council shall be composed of: social and health services. (a) The following members who shall be (4) "Traumatic brain injury" means injury appointed by the governor: to the brain caused by physical trauma resulting from, but not limited to, incidents (i) A representative from a Native involving motor vehicles, sporting events, American tribe located in Washington state; falls, and physical assaults. Documentation of traumatic brain injury shall be based on (ii) A representative from a nonprofit adequate medical history, neurological organization serving individuals with examination, mental status testing, or traumatic brain injury; neuropsychological evaluation. A traumatic brain injury shall be of sufficient severity to (iii) An individual with expertise in result in impairments in one or more of the working with children with traumatic brain following areas: Cognition; language injuries; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem solving; (iv) A physician who has experience sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; working with individuals with traumatic brain psychosocial behavior; physical functions; injuries; or information processing. The term does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital (v) A neuropsychologist who has or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced experience working with persons with by birth trauma. traumatic brain injuries; (5) "Traumatic brain injury account" (vi) A social worker or clinical means the account established under RCW psychologist who has experience in working . with persons who have sustained traumatic brain injuries;
74.31.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Department" means the department of social and health services. (2) "Department of health" means the Washington state department of health created pursuant to RCW 43.70.020. (3) "Secretary" means the secretary of social and health services. (4) "Traumatic brain injury" means injury to the brain caused by physical trauma resulting from, but not limited to, incidents involving motor vehicles, sporting events, falls, and physical assaults. Documentation of traumatic brain injury shall be based on adequate medical history, neurological examination, mental status testing, or neuropsychological evaluation. A traumatic brain injury shall be of sufficient severity to result in impairments in one or more of the following areas: Cognition; language memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; or information processing. The term does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. (5) "Traumatic brain injury account" means the account established under RCW . (6) "Council" means the Washington traumatic brain injury strategic partnership advisory council created under RCW . [2007 c 356 § 2.] 74.31.020 Washington traumatic brain injury strategic partnership advisory council — Members — Expenses — Appointment — Duties. (1) The Washington traumatic brain injury strategic partnership advisory council is established as an advisory council to the governor, the legislature, and the secretary of the department of social and health services. (2) The council shall be composed of: (a) The following members who shall be appointed by the governor: (i) A representative from a Native American tribe located in Washington state; (ii) A representative from a nonprofit organization serving individuals with traumatic brain injury; (iii) An individual with expertise in working with children with traumatic brain injuries; (iv) A physician who has experience working with individuals with traumatic brain injuries; (v) A neuropsychologist who has experience working with persons with traumatic brain injuries; (vi) A social worker or clinical psychologist who has experience in working with persons who have sustained traumatic brain injuries;