Hawaii SB228 prohibits the use of "excited delirium" in incident reports, death certificates, and civil actions.

Hawaii SB228 amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to prohibit the use of the term "excited delirium" in various official documents and proceedings. Law enforcement officers are barred from using the term in incident reports, while local health officers and agents of the Department of Health cannot list it as a cause of death on death certificates or in any reports. Additionally, the term cannot be used in civil actions.

Hawaii SB228 prohibits the use of "excited delirium" in incident reports, death certificates, and civil actions.

Hawaii SB228 amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to prohibit the use of the term "excited delirium" in various official documents and proceedings. Law enforcement officers are barred from using the term in incident reports, while local health officers and agents of the Department of Health cannot list it as a cause of death on death certificates or in any reports. Additionally, the term cannot be used in civil actions.