This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to collect and publicly share information about concussion and traumatic brain injury affecting public safety officers including firefighters, police officers, and other emergency personnel. The legislation requires the CDC to update its website on traumatic brain injury and create additional ways to share research, treatment protocols, and prevention strategies with medical professionals, public health workers, mental health providers, employers, families, and researchers. The bill also authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to support development of model guidelines and evidence-based practices for treating these injuries in public safety workers. The legislation applies to all public safety officers as defined under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and while it does not specify dedicated funding or implementation timelines, it establishes an ongoing federal responsibility to improve awareness and treatment of head injuries in this workforce.
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