PATBI Program Our Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (PATBI) program is authorized by the Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 1996 and was reauthorized as part of the Children’s Health Act of 2000. In the PATBI program, we ensure that people with TBI and their families have access to information, referrals and advice, individual and family advocacy, legal representation, and specific assistance in self-advocacy.
Exposing Abuse and Neglect DRNY used its federal authority to conduct two unannounced monitoring visits at a rehabilitation facility in upstate New York. We spoke with and observed over 100 residents at the facility and uncovered several instances of neglect as well as other violations of law. We detailed each of the violations in a letter to the facility and made recommendations for immediate corrective action. We also notified the New York State Department of Health, the State agency having oversite of this facility. DRNY will continue to monitor this facility to ensure that corrective action and that these violations do not reoccur.
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