Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 8, August 19, 2024
Section 626.8437 - TRAINING IN EXCITED DELIRIUM AND SIMILAR TERMS PROHIBITEDSubdivision 1. Definition. For the purposes of this chapter, "excited delirium" means a description of a person's state of agitation, excitability, paranoia, extreme aggression, physical violence, and apparent immunity to pain that is not listed in the most current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or for which there is insufficient scientific evidence or diagnostic criteria to be recognized as a medical condition. Excited delirium includes excited delirium syndrome, hyperactive delirium, agitated delirium, exhaustive mania, and similar terms.Subd. 2. No continuing education credits or tuition reimbursement. (a) The board may not certify a continuing education course that includes training on the detection or use of the term excited delirium.(b) The board may not grant continuing education credit to a peace officer for a course that includes training on the detection or use of the term excited delirium.(c) The board may not reimburse a law enforcement agency or a peace officer for a course that includes training on the detection or use of the term excited delirium.Subd. 3. Training prohibited.A law enforcement agency may not provide, directly or through a third party, to a peace officer any course that includes training on the detection or use of excited delirium. This section does not prohibit peace officer training in responding to and the proper care of a person in crisis.Added by 2024 Minn. Laws, ch. 123,s 3-9, eff. 8/1/2024.