THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	936
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021		S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1
		C.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to authorize:

(1) The department of health to disseminate information on seizure first aid; and

(2) Employers to disseminate information on seizure first aid provided by the department of health to educate their employees.

SECTION 2. Chapter 321, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§321-   Seizure first aid; information. (a) The department of health may provide employers, employees, and the general public with information in relation to rendering seizure first aid.

(b) Employers may disseminate to their employees information on seizure first aid provided by the department of health in various forms, including posting the information in a prominent place at the employers' workplace.

(c) For the purposes of this section, "seizure first aid" means procedures to respond, attend, and provide comfort and safety to a person suffering from a primary generalized tonic-clonic seizure or complex partial seizure. The term does not include training to medically treat a person suffering a seizure."

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2021, and shall be repealed on June 30, 2026.

Report Title:

Seizure First Aid; Department of Health

Description:

Authorizes the department of health to disseminate information on seizure first aid. Authorizes employers to disseminate information on seizure first aid provided by the department of health to their employees at the employer's workplace. Sunsets 6/30/2026. (CD1)

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