PART VIII. SEVERE HEAD INJURIES
§1275.1. Statement of purpose
The legislature hereby declares that severe head injuries represent one of the greatest
public health problems in the United States because of the frequency and potential for
causing lifelong disability. The legislature further recognizes that such injuries are not
randomly occurring events and traditional public health approaches to preventing diseases
may be applied successfully to preventing injuries as well. Recognizing that a rational
approach toward preventing serious public health problems cannot be accomplished without
data to document and monitor their occurrence, the legislature hereby provides for the
establishment of systematic data collection on severe head injuries by instituting a mandatory
reporting requirement for severe head injuries.
Acts 1995, No. 350, §1, eff. June 16, 1995; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.171 by
HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.