R.S. 46:2632

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As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Board" means the Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board.

(2) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.

(3) "Fund" means the Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund.

(4) "Spinal cord injury" means an insult to the spinal cord, not of a degenerative or congenital nature, but caused by an external physical force resulting in paraplegia or quadriplegia.

(5) "Traumatic brain injury" means an insult to the head, affecting the brain, not of a degenerative or congenital nature, but caused by an external physical force that may produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness which results in an impairment of cognitive abilities or physical functioning. These impairments may be either temporary or permanent and cause partial or total functional disability or psychological maladjustment.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1993, No. 654, §1, eff. June 16, 1993
  • amendment Acts 2010, No. 939, §8, eff. July 1, 2010
  • amendment Acts 2024, No. 278, §2, eff. Feb. 1, 2025

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 46:2632 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-46-2632,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 46:2632},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-46/section-2632},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}