As used in this chapter, “traumatic brain injury” means an injury to the skull, the brain contents or its coverings, not of a degenerative or congenital nature, which may or may not produce an altered state of consciousness or result in temporary or permanent decrease of mental, cognitive, behavioral, or physical functioning which causes partial or total disability.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-21
“Traumatic brain injury” defined
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Raymond K. Hoxsie Real Estate Trust v. Exxon Education Foundation (2000)
Most recently applied in Raymond K. Hoxsie Real Estate Trust v. Exxon Education Foundation (February 2000)
P.L. 1986, ch. 536, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 363, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 456, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.