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HI HR105

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

3/31/2021

Primary Sponsor

Lauren Matsumoto

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the first full week of May as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week in Hawaii
  • Identifies Tardive Dyskinesia as a serious side effect of antipsychotic medications that causes involuntary repetitive movements of the face and limbs
  • Notes that one in four patients receiving long-term antipsychotic treatment experience Tardive Dyskinesia, with elderly, female, and diabetic individuals at highest risk
  • Encourages the Department of Education, Department of Health, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to increase public awareness about antipsychotic medications and their link to Tardive Dyskinesia
  • Requires certified copies be transmitted to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Governor, Board of Education Chairperson, Superintendent of Education, and Director of Health

Legislative Description

Designating The First Full Week Of May As Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.

Last Action

Resolution adopted in final form.

3/31/2021

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs3/23/2021
Culture, Arts, & International Affairs3/15/2021

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