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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>80494</law_id><section_number>51.5-178</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>2.2-3705.5</reference><reference>2.2-4002</reference><reference>46.2-411</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="51.5">Persons With Disabilities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="14">Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="12">Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this article:
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Advisory Board</span>&#x201D; means the Commonwealth <span class="dictionary">Neurotrauma</span> Initiative <span class="dictionary">Advisory Board</span> established pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Advisory Board established; membership; terms; duties and responsibilities" href="/51.5-180/">51.5-180</a>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Fund</span>&#x201D; means the Commonwealth <span class="dictionary">Neurotrauma</span> Initiative Trust <span class="dictionary">Fund</span> established pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Trust Fund established" href="/51.5-179/">51.5-179</a>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Neurotrauma</span>&#x201D; means an injury to the central nervous system, that is, a traumatic spinal cord or brain injury which results in loss of physical and cognitive functions.</p></section></text><history>2002, c. 60, &#xA7; 51.5-12.1; 2012, cc. 803, 835.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
