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The Department shall provide organizational staff support for the Advisory Board.\n\t\t\tThe Advisory Board shall consist of seven members as follows: one person licensed to practice medicine in Virginia experienced with brain or spinal cord injury; one person licensed by a health regulatory board within the Department of Health Professions with experience in brain or spinal cord injury rehabilitative programs or services; one Virginian with traumatic spinal cord injury or a caretaker thereof; one Virginian with traumatic brain injury or a caretaker thereof; one citizen-at-large who shall not be an elected or appointed public official; the Commissioner; and the State Health Commissioner. The Commissioner and the Commissioner of Health may appoint designees to serve on the Advisory Board. Board members shall be appointed by the Governor. Nominations for appointments may be submitted, at the discretion of the Governor, from relevant organizations.B\n\nAll members shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of four years. No member shall serve more than two successive terms of four years. The chairman shall be elected from the membership of the Advisory Board for a term of one year and shall be eligible for reelection. The Advisory Board shall meet at the call of the chairman or the Commissioner.C\n\nThe Advisory Board shall:1\n\nAdminister, in cooperation with the Commissioner, the Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Trust Fund, in accordance with such regulations as shall be established for the Fund by the Commissioner;2\n\nRecommend to the Commissioner the policies and procedures for the administration of the Fund, including criteria for reviewing and ranking grant applications, distribution of funds, and areas of research needed in accordance with the provisions of subsection B of § 51.5-179;3\n\nReview and rank, or arrange for reviewers and technical advisers to review and rank, grant applications for education, basic science and clinical research, and rehabilitative research and community-based rehabilitative services; and4\n\nReport triennially on October 1, to the Governor and the General Assembly, aggregate data on the operations and funding of the Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Trust Fund.D\n\nThe Advisory Board may appoint grant reviewers and other technical advisers to assist it in its duties. Such reviewers and technical advisers shall be appointed in such manner as to provide equal representation from Virginia’s three medical schools. Whenever reviewers or technical advisers sit as a committee, the chairman of the Advisory Board or his designee shall serve as chairman.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230353,"text":"For the purpose of administering the Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Trust Fund, in cooperation with the Commissioner, there is hereby established the Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Advisory Board, hereinafter referred to as the Advisory Board. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 60<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2008, chapter 40<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80494,"section_number":"51.5-178","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-178\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":81934,"section_number":"51.5-179","catch_line":"Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Trust Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-179\/"}],"permalink":{"id":236833,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63174,"identifier":"51.5-180","token":"51.5\/14\/12\/51.5-180","url":"\/51.5-180\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-180\/","token":"51.5\/14\/12\/51.5-180","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Advisory Board established; membership; terms; duties and responsibilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-180","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For the purpose of administering the Commonwealth Neurotrauma<\/span> Initiative Trust Fund<\/span>, in cooperation with the Commissioner<\/span>, there is hereby established the Commonwealth Neurotrauma<\/span> Initiative Advisory Board<\/span>, hereinafter referred to as the Advisory Board<\/span>. The Department<\/span> shall provide organizational staff support for the Advisory Board<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe Advisory Board<\/span> shall consist of seven members as follows: one person licensed to practice medicine in Virginia experienced with brain or spinal cord injury; one person licensed by a health regulatory board within the Department<\/span> of Health Professions with experience in brain or spinal cord injury rehabilitative programs or services; one Virginian with traumatic spinal cord injury or a caretaker thereof; one Virginian with traumatic brain injury or a caretaker thereof; one citizen-at-large who shall not be an elected or appointed public official; the Commissioner<\/span>; and the State Health Commissioner<\/span>. The Commissioner<\/span> and the Commissioner<\/span> of Health may appoint designees to serve on the Advisory Board<\/span>. Board members shall be appointed by the Governor. Nominations for appointments may be submitted, at the discretion of the Governor, from relevant organizations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All members shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of four years. No member shall serve more than two successive terms of four years. The chairman shall be elected from the membership of the Advisory Board<\/span> for a term of one year and shall be eligible for reelection. The Advisory Board<\/span> shall meet at the call of the chairman or the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Advisory Board<\/span> shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Administer, in cooperation with the Commissioner<\/span>, the Commonwealth Neurotrauma<\/span> Initiative Trust Fund<\/span>, in accordance with such regulations as shall be established for the Fund<\/span> by the Commissioner<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Recommend to the Commissioner<\/span> the policies and procedures for the administration of the Fund<\/span>, including criteria for reviewing and ranking grant applications, distribution of funds<\/span>, and areas of research needed in accordance with the provisions of subsection B of § 51.5-179<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Review and rank, or arrange for reviewers and technical advisers to review and rank, grant applications for education, basic science and clinical research, and rehabilitative research and community-based rehabilitative services; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Report triennially on October 1, to the Governor and the General Assembly, aggregate data on the operations and funding of the Commonwealth Neurotrauma<\/span> Initiative Trust Fund<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Advisory Board<\/span> may appoint grant reviewers and other technical advisers to assist it in its duties. Such reviewers and technical advisers shall be appointed in such manner as to provide equal representation from Virginia’s three medical schools. Whenever reviewers or technical advisers sit as a committee, the chairman of the Advisory Board<\/span> or his designee shall serve as chairman. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMONWEALTH NEUROTRAUMA INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHED; MEMBERSHIP;\nTERMS; DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (\u00a7 51.5-180)\n\nA. For the purpose of administering the Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative\nTrust Fund, in cooperation with the Commissioner, there is hereby established\nthe Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Advisory Board, hereinafter referred to\nas the Advisory Board. The Department shall provide organizational staff support\nfor the Advisory Board.\n\t\t\tThe Advisory Board shall consist of seven members as follows: one person\nlicensed to practice medicine in Virginia experienced with brain or spinal cord\ninjury; one person licensed by a health regulatory board within the Department\nof Health Professions with experience in brain or spinal cord injury\nrehabilitative programs or services; one Virginian with traumatic spinal cord\ninjury or a caretaker thereof; one Virginian with traumatic brain injury or a\ncaretaker thereof; one citizen-at-large who shall not be an elected or appointed\npublic official; the Commissioner; and the State Health Commissioner. The\nCommissioner and the Commissioner of Health may appoint designees to serve on\nthe Advisory Board. Board members shall be appointed by the Governor.\nNominations for appointments may be submitted, at the discretion of the\nGovernor, from relevant organizations.\n\nB. All members shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of four years. No\nmember shall serve more than two successive terms of four years. The chairman\nshall be elected from the membership of the Advisory Board for a term of one\nyear and shall be eligible for reelection. The Advisory Board shall meet at the\ncall of the chairman or the Commissioner.\n\nC. The Advisory Board shall:\n\n 1. Administer, in cooperation with the Commissioner, the Commonwealth\n Neurotrauma Initiative Trust Fund, in accordance with such regulations as\n shall be established for the Fund by the Commissioner;\n\n 2. Recommend to the Commissioner the policies and procedures for the\n administration of the Fund, including criteria for reviewing and ranking grant\n applications, distribution of funds, and areas of research needed in\n accordance with the provisions of subsection B of § 51.5-179;\n\n 3. Review and rank, or arrange for reviewers and technical advisers to review\n and rank, grant applications for education, basic science and clinical\n research, and rehabilitative research and community-based rehabilitative\n services; and\n\n 4. Report triennially on October 1, to the Governor and the General Assembly,\n aggregate data on the operations and funding of the Commonwealth Neurotrauma\n Initiative Trust Fund.\n\nD. The Advisory Board may appoint grant reviewers and other technical advisers\nto assist it in its duties. Such reviewers and technical advisers shall be\nappointed in such manner as to provide equal representation from\nVirginia’s three medical schools. Whenever reviewers or technical advisers\nsit as a committee, the chairman of the Advisory Board or his designee shall\nserve as chairman.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 60, \u00a7 51.5-12.3; 2008, c. 40; 2012, cc. 803, 835.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}