New York A00697 prohibits the use of "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death in various reports and policies.

New York A00697 amends several laws to prohibit the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death on death certificates, autopsy reports, police reports, and any report, policy, or procedure by a public agency or contractor. The bill defines "excited delirium" as a state of agitation, excitability, paranoia, extreme aggression, physical violence, and apparent immunity to pain that is not recognized as a medical condition in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

New York A00697 prohibits the use of "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death in various reports and policies.

New York A00697 amends several laws to prohibit the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death on death certificates, autopsy reports, police reports, and any report, policy, or procedure by a public agency or contractor. The bill defines "excited delirium" as a state of agitation, excitability, paranoia, extreme aggression, physical violence, and apparent immunity to pain that is not recognized as a medical condition in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.