RS 40:1275.3: Mandatory reporting requirement

The office shall establish a central registry of persons with severe head injuries and shall collect data on the nature, causes, and effects of severe head injuries. The office, by rule, shall require appropriate health care professionals and health care facilities to report severe head injuries to the central registry. The office shall provide for the analysis of such data and for dissemination of such data and analysis for the purposes of prevention of severe head injuries and care and support for persons with severe head injuries.