General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5635 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1499 Referred to Committee on Public Health Introduced by: REP. GENTILE, 104th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5635 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1499 Referred to Committee on Public Health Introduced by: REP. GENTILE, 104th Dist. AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO LEVEL I TRAUMA HOSPITALS FOR IMPROVED TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the sum of ____ dollars be appropriated to the Department of Public Health, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, for the development of interactive, evidence-based treatment guidelines for traumatic brain injury patients. Statement of Purpose: To: (1) Reduce patient mortality and improve patient level of recovery following traumatic brain injury; and (2) reduce the state's long-term care costs for such patients.