Who is eligible for the TBI Benefit Management Program?

Medical Eligibility ­ People with a partial or total disability caused by injury to the brain are eligible to receive support from TBI's Benefit Management Program. Injuries to the brain may be a result of physical trauma, damage resulting from a lack of oxygen, allergic conditions, toxic substances and other medical incidents, including damage caused by drug overdoses or alcohol poisoning. Eligible individuals have impaired cognitive abilities or impaired brain function.

Financial Eligibility ­ People with brain injury—and without viable funding sources for needed services—are eligible to receive support from the TBI Benefit Management Program. There are no caps for family income levels used to screen for services. Lack of adequate funding may be a result of the exhaustion of current benefits or benefits exclusion.

Exclusions ­ The following services cannot be covered under this program: medications, institutionalization, hospitalization or services for anyone who is a resident of an institution or hospital.