32 Miss. Code. R. 1-9.1

Current through December 10, 2024

Section 32-1-9.1 - ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY/SPINAL CORD INJURY TRUST FUND PROGRAM

In order for an individual to be served under the TBI/SCI Trust Fund program, the following eligibility criteria must be met:

1. Must have a certified traumatic brain or spinal cord injury. See Spinal Cord/Traumatic Brain Injury Verification Form. (Resource Guide)

* Traumatic brain injury is defined as an insult to the skull, brain or its covering after birth, resulting from external trauma which produces an altered state of consciousness or anatomic motor, sensory, or cognitive/behavioral deficits. (This excludes any birth trauma.)

Note: Birth trauma is defined as a physical injury sustained by an infant during birth; and

Birth is defined as the entire separation of the infant from the maternal body (after cutting of the umbilical cord).

* Spinal cord injury is defined as a traumatic injury to the spinal cord or the cauda equina with evidence of motor deficit, sensory deficit, and/or bowel and bladder dysfunction. The lesions must have significant involvement with two of the above three.

******This excludes brain injury and spinal cord injury trauma that results intentionally or unintentionally from medical intervention.

2. Must be certified as medically stable by the primary care physician. Medical stability is defined as the absence of the following:

A. An active, life threatening condition (e.g. sepsis, respiratory, or other condition requiring systematic therapeutic measures);

B. IV drip to control or support blood pressure;

C. Intracranial pressure or arterial monitoring

32 Miss. Code. R. 1-9.1