U.S. Congress - H.R.2595 National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System Act of 2011
H.R.2595 - National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System Act of 2011
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders. as introduced.
- Short: National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System Act of 2011 as introduced.
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Formally surveying epidemiological trends in neurological diseases is a wonderful concept. However, in order for this legislation to be of value to the military and veteran community, a veteran-specific demographic in Section 399V-6 is justifiably necessary. The information collected from neurologically ill patients must be inclusive of a screening for military service: branch of service, dates of service, deployments along with their dates, locations and any known environmental or chemical exposures. Inclusion of a veteran specific screening will enable the Department of Defense (DoD) and the VA to monitor the health trends of active duty military and veterans, which may prove vital for earned medical benefit compensation. Additionally, active duty and veteran screenings will enable the VA and the DoD to monitor diagnostic patterns that may be consequential to exposures.