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The information shall be disseminated by means determined by the Department, including electronically, and the information approved by the Department shall be fully consistent with information and guidelines developed by the Epilepsy Foundation of America and any such successor organization. Each employer of 25 or more employees in the Commonwealth shall physically post information on seizure first aid provided by the Department in a prominent position in the employer’s workplace that is visible to employees. For the purposes of this section, “seizure first aid” means procedures to respond, attend, and provide comfort and safety to an individual suffering from a seizure. “Seizure first aid” does not include training to medically treat an individual suffering from a seizure. Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede any other provision of law, including the exemption from liability for a person rendering emergency care in good faith without compensation pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 8.01-225.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":305063,"text":"The Department shall provide all employers and employees in the Commonwealth with in-color informational posters, at least 8.5 inches by 11 inches in size, with respect to rendering seizure first aid. The information shall be disseminated by means determined by the Department, including electronically, and the information approved by the Department shall be fully consistent with information and guidelines developed by the Epilepsy Foundation of America and any such successor organization. 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This law was first created in 2022. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 162<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72312,"section_number":"8.01-225","catch_line":"Persons rendering emergency care, obstetrical services exempt from liability","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-225\/"}],"permalink":{"id":219751,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85128,"identifier":"40.1-11.4","token":"40.1\/1\/40.1-11.4","url":"\/40.1-11.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-11.4\/","token":"40.1\/1\/40.1-11.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Seizure first aid posters","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-11.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> shall provide all employers<\/span> and employees<\/span> in the Commonwealth with in-color informational posters, at least 8.5 inches by 11 inches in size, with respect to rendering seizure first aid. The information shall be disseminated by means determined by the Department<\/span>, including electronically, and the information approved by the Department<\/span> shall be fully consistent with information and guidelines developed by the Epilepsy Foundation of America and any such successor organization. Each employer<\/span> of 25 or more employees<\/span> in the Commonwealth shall physically post information on seizure first aid provided by the Department<\/span> in a prominent position in the employer<\/span>’s workplace that is visible to employees<\/span>. For the purposes of this section, “seizure first aid” means procedures to respond, attend, and provide comfort and safety to an individual suffering from a seizure. “Seizure first aid” does not include training to medically treat an individual suffering from a seizure. Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede any other provision of law<\/span>, including the exemption from liability for a person rendering emergency care in good faith without compensation pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 8.01-225<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSEIZURE FIRST AID POSTERS (\u00a7 40.1-11.4)\n\nThe Department shall provide all employers and employees in the Commonwealth\nwith in-color informational posters, at least 8.5 inches by 11 inches in size,\nwith respect to rendering seizure first aid. The information shall be\ndisseminated by means determined by the Department, including electronically,\nand the information approved by the Department shall be fully consistent with\ninformation and guidelines developed by the Epilepsy Foundation of America and\nany such successor organization. Each employer of 25 or more employees in the\nCommonwealth shall physically post information on seizure first aid provided by\nthe Department in a prominent position in the employer’s workplace that is\nvisible to employees. For the purposes of this section, “seizure first\naid” means procedures to respond, attend, and provide comfort and safety\nto an individual suffering from a seizure. “Seizure first aid” does\nnot include training to medically treat an individual suffering from a seizure.\nNothing in this section shall be construed to supersede any other provision of\nlaw, including the exemption from liability for a person rendering emergency\ncare in good faith without compensation pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7\n8.01-225.\n\nHISTORY: 2022, c. 162.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}