3.0.0 307 2023-01-11T13:28:48Z 2023-01-11T13:28:48Z Senate S 2015-01-29 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-29T18:57:21Z ConTACT Act of 2015 114 582 HR 2015-01-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2015-01-29 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2015-01-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2015-03-09 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child health Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Elementary and secondary education Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medical tests and diagnostic methods Neurological disorders School athletics Health 00 2015-01-29 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-02T19:28:54Z Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2015 or the ConTACT Act of 2015

Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish guidelines for states on the implementation of best practices for diagnosis, treatment, and management of mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBIs) in school-aged children, including best practices relating to student athletes returning to play after an MTBI.

Requires the Pediatric MTBI Guideline Expert Panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a final report on best practices by July 31, 2015.

Authorizes HHS to make grants to states to: (1) adopt, disseminate, and ensure schools implement the guidelines; and (2) ensure elementary and secondary schools implement computerized preseason baseline and post-injury neuropsychological testing for student athletes.

Directs HHS to require states receiving grants to utilize, to the extent practicable, applicable expertise and services offered by local chapters of national brain injury organizations.

]]> ConTACT Act of 2015 Display Title ConTACT Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and implementation of guidelines on best practices for diagnosis, treatment, and management of mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBIs) in school-aged children, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced ConTACT Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s307is/xml/BILLS-114s307is.xml 2015-01-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.