Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Council
Council Membership
The Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program Advisory Council is comprised of 16 members appointed by the State Surgeon General (Chapter 381.78,
F.S.). Appointed members serve a four-year term on the council.
Membership Representation:
- Four members who have a brain injury or are family members of individuals who have a brain injury.
- Four members who have a spinal cord injury or are family
members of individuals who have a spinal cord injury.
-
Two members who represent the special needs of children who have a brain or spinal cord injury.
- The balance shall be physicians, other allied health professionals, administrators of brain and spinal cord injury programs, and representatives from support groups that have expertise in areas related to the rehabilitation of individuals who have brain or spinal cord injuries.
Advisory Council Member Directory
| Vacant |
SCI Survivor or Family Member |
|
| Cynthia Kovacs |
SCI Survivor or Family Member |
02/23/2015 |
| Evan S. Piper |
SCI Survivor or Family Member |
02/09/2015 |
| Vacant |
SCI Survivor or Family Member |
|
| Erick H. Collazo |
TBI Survivor or Family Member |
10/31/2012 |
| Sean C. VanGerena |
TBI Survivor or Family Member |
11/30/2015 |
| Lester Rice |
TBI Survivor or Family Member |
10/21/2013 |
| Karly Schweitzer |
TBI Survivor or Family Member |
11/30/2012 |
| Patricia Byers, M.D., F.A.C.S. |
Professional |
06/30/2013 |
| Bonnie Rice |
Special Needs of Children with TBI or SCI |
10/21/2013 |
| Paul Kornberg, M.D. |
Special Needs of Children with TBI or SCI |
11/30/2012 |
| Gregory Murad, M.D. |
Professional |
09/30/2014 |
| Vacant |
Professional |
|
| David Kushner, M.D. |
Professional |
08/31/2013 |
| Julia P. Paul, RPN |
Professional |
08/31/2013 |
| Casey Haddix, Psy.D. |
Professional |
08/31/2013 |
Would You Like to Serve on the Advisory Council?
As vacancies on the Council occur, the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program
pulls submitted applications from it file and reviews them to determine if the
applicants meet the statutory requirement to serve in the vacant seat. Those
that meet the requirement, are then submitted to the Chair of the Advisory
Council for review. The Chair of the Council appoints a committee, including the
Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program Bureau Chief, to review the applicants and
make a recommendation to the State Surgeon General. The State Surgeon General
reviews the recommendation, and if in agreement, appoints the individual to
Advisory Council.
If you would like to apply to serve on the Advisory Council and have your
application on file, you may complete an
Advisory Council
Application (71.5 kb pdf) and
submit it, along with a resume, to the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program.
Advisory Council Meetings
Upcoming Meeting Information
May 17, 2013 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. via
Teleconference
Toll- Free Conference number (888) 670-3525
Passcode: 7001094792
Previous Meeting Information
November 16, 2012 Teleconference
Minutes pending approval by Council
June
29, 2012
Meeting Minutes - Final
November 18, 2011 Teleconference
Meeting
Minutes - Final (105.64kb pdf)
May 9, 2011 Teleconference
Meeting
Minutes - Final
(102.62kb pdf)
November 10, 2010
Meeting Minutes - Final (239kb, pdf)
July 29, 2010
Meeting Minutes - Final (343kb, pdf )
October 22-23, 2009
Meeting Minutes - Final (185 kb, pdf)
May 8, 2009
Meeting
Minutes - Final (199 kb, pdf)
Advisory Council Task Forces
The Advisory Council establishes task forces to focus
attention on specific issues. Task forces must establish a goal and are expected
to report their progress to the Advisory Council during each Council meeting.
Once their goal has been met, task forces are dissolved. Anyone interested in
serving on a task force is encouraged to contact the Brain and Spinal Cord
Injury Program Advisory Council Liaison at (866) 875-5660 for more information.
The following task forces are currently established by the
Advisory Council:
Comprehensive Benefits for Catastrophic Injuries
Goals:
- Introduce lifetime healthcare benefits for brain and
spinal cord injury survivors in the State of Florida similar to the
State of Michigan's No Fault legislation.
- To provide guidance to the BSCIP on additional funding
requests as resource demands fluctuate.
Research Information
Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association
Insurance
Information Institute (1.08mb pdf)
Order of Selection
Goal:
Provide recommendations to the Advisory Council to assist in more
clearly
defining an order of selection process including 1) how to
determine when an
order of selection is necessary and initiated; 2) how
the order of selection
will be carried out in terms of who would be
provided services and/or what
services would be provided; 3) when to
rescind the order of selection; and 4)
in supplement, the task force will
provide for review to the BSCIP Advisory
Council any additional
information or recommendations which may be identified
during the
course of fulfilling the primary charges as above.
Meeting Minutes
May 02, 2011 (51.06kb pdf)
March 29, 2011(33.90kb pdf)
April 13, 2011 (46.38 kb pdf)
April 18, 2011(46.71kb pdf)
April 25, 2011 (53.44kb pdf)
Task Force Reports to the Advisory Council
May 09, 2011 (13.30kb
pdf)
School Reintegration
Goals:
- Develop best practices models for TBI re-integration
considerate of variability across recovery and possible related issues;
- Improve school- re-integration and transition processes
of students post-traumatic-brain injury ( TBI)
- Coordinate across hospital-home-educational systems in
order to better identify, access and monitor students with TBI;
- Increase TBI awareness via improved, established
teacher trainings )pre/post-injury changes, strategies for educating students
with TBI, etc);
- Develop teacher training system for similar TBI
trainings to be afforded to teachers statewide (i.e. use of modules, use of
FDLRS as resource for training system development, etc...);
- Review available TBI educational resources or
information (i.e. Understanding & Teaching Students with TBI made available by
DOE) and update as deemed necessary;
- Determine how to better integrate with medical
community to enhance reintegration process across settings (i.e. use of
hospitals, liaisons, etc.);
- Develop best practice models or systems for TBI school
re-integration while in consideration of 504 and RTI (Response to
Intervention).
- Review curriculum issues upon and through reintegration
(modified curriculum vs. HHIP regular, etc.)
Standards Revisions
Goal: Update current
standards for each discipline (Psychology, Nursing, Medicine, and Administration
and add additional standards to represent survivors and families as may be
needed.
Meeting Minutes:
June 2011 (6.93kb
pdf)
Utilization of Assistive
Technology for TBI/SCI
Goals:
Develop criteria for providers of AT
Set standard for training or qualifications to be a provider
Develop a list of providers in Florida
Assign fee codes for reimbursement
AT being available by prescription from a provider
Develop an online repository for useful applications
Develop education for dissemination to public
Advisory Council Bylaw
Bylaws - Adopted October 22, 2009
(42.80 kb, pdf)
For more information contact:
The Florida Department of Health
Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program
4025 Esplanade Way, 3rd Floor
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Phone: (850) 245-4045
Toll Free: 1-866-875-5660
Fax: (850) 921-0499
Note: Under
Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want
your email address released
in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail
to this entity. Instead, contact this
office
by phone or in writing.
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