Hawaii SB705 prohibits the use of "excited delirium" as a diagnosis or cause of death.

Hawaii SB705 amends state statutes to prohibit the use of "excited delirium" as a diagnosis or cause of death. Law enforcement officers are barred from using the term in incident reports, and local health officers cannot list it on death certificates. The bill also prevents the term from being admitted as evidence in civil actions. "Excited delirium" is defined as a state of agitation, paranoia, aggression, and apparent immunity to pain not recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Hawaii SB705 prohibits the use of "excited delirium" as a diagnosis or cause of death.

Hawaii SB705 amends state statutes to prohibit the use of "excited delirium" as a diagnosis or cause of death. Law enforcement officers are barred from using the term in incident reports, and local health officers cannot list it on death certificates. The bill also prevents the term from being admitted as evidence in civil actions. "Excited delirium" is defined as a state of agitation, paranoia, aggression, and apparent immunity to pain not recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.