PART 1.85. End of Life Option Act [443. - 443.22.]
Part 1.85 added by Stats. 2015, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1.
§§ 443–443.22 · 23 sections
- § 443 This part shall be known and may be cited as the End of Life Option Act.
- § 443.1 As used in this part, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Adult” means an individual 18 years of age or older. (b) “Aid-in-dying drug” means a drug…
- § 443.2 (a) An individual who is an adult with the capacity to make medical decisions and with a terminal disease may make a request to receive a prescription for an…
- § 443.3 (a) An individual seeking to obtain a prescription for an aid-in-dying drug pursuant to this part shall submit two oral requests, a minimum of 48 hours apart,…
- § 443.4 (a) An individual may at any time withdraw or rescind their request for an aid-in-dying drug, or decide not to ingest an aid-in-dying drug, without regard to…
- § 443.5 (a) Before prescribing an aid-in-dying drug, the attending physician shall do all of the following: (1) Make the initial determination of all of the following:…
- § 443.6 Before a qualified individual obtains an aid-in-dying drug from the attending physician, the consulting physician shall perform all of the following: (a)…
- § 443.7 Upon referral from the attending or consulting physician pursuant to this part, the mental health specialist shall: (a) Examine the qualified individual and…
- § 443.8 All of the following shall be documented in the individual’s medical record: (a) All oral requests for aid-in-dying drugs. (b) All written requests for…
- § 443.9 (a) Within 30 calendar days of writing a prescription for an aid-in-dying drug, the attending physician shall submit to the State Department of Public Health a…
- § 443.10 A qualified individual may not receive a prescription for an aid-in-dying drug pursuant to this part unless he or she has made an informed decision.…
- § 443.11 (a) A request for an aid-in-dying drug as authorized by this part shall be in the following form: REQUEST FOR AN AID-IN-DYING DRUG TO END MY LIFE IN A HUMANE…
- § 443.12 (a) A provision in a contract, will, or other agreement executed on or after January 1, 2016, whether written or oral, to the extent the provision would affect…
- § 443.13 (a) (1) The sale, procurement, or issuance of a life, health, or annuity policy, health care service plan contract, or health benefit plan, or the rate charged…
- § 443.14 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability solely because the person was present when the qualified…
- § 443.15 (a) Subject to subdivision (b), notwithstanding any other law, a health care entity may prohibit its employees, independent contractors, or other persons or…
- § 443.16 (a) A health care provider may not be sanctioned for any of the following: (1) Making an initial determination pursuant to the standard of care that an…
- § 443.17 (a) Knowingly altering or forging a request for an aid-in-dying drug to end an individual’s life without their authorization or concealing or destroying a…
- § 443.18 Nothing in this part may be construed to authorize a physician or any other person to end an individual’s life by lethal injection, mercy killing, or active…
- § 443.19 (a) The State Department of Public Health shall collect and review the information submitted pursuant to Section 443.9. The information collected shall be…
- § 443.20 A person who has custody or control of any unused aid-in-dying drugs prescribed pursuant to this part after the death of the patient shall personally deliver…
- § 443.21 Any governmental entity that incurs costs resulting from a qualified individual terminating his or her life pursuant to the provisions of this part in a public…
- § 443.22 (a) The Medical Board of California may update the attending physician checklist and compliance form, the consulting physician compliance form, and the…