(1) "Adult" means an individual who is 18 years of age or older.
(2) "Attending physician" means the physician who has primary responsibility for the care of the patient and treatment of the patient’s terminal disease.
(3) "Capable" means that in the opinion of a court or in the opinion of the patient’s attending physician or consulting physician, psychiatrist or psychologist, a patient has the ability to make and communicate health care decisions to health care providers, including communication through persons familiar with the patient’s manner of communicating if those persons are available.
(4) "Consulting physician" means a physician who is qualified by specialty or experience to make a professional diagnosis and prognosis regarding the patient’s disease.
(5) "Counseling" means one or more consultations as necessary between a state licensed psychiatrist or psychologist and a patient for the purpose of determining that the patient is capable and not suffering from a psychiatric or psychological disorder or depression causing impaired judgment.
(6) "Health care provider" means a person licensed, certified or otherwise authorized or permitted by the law of this state to administer health care or dispense medication in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession, and includes a health care facility.
(7) "Informed decision" means a decision by a qualified patient, to request and obtain a prescription to end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner, that is based on an appreciation of the relevant facts and after being fully informed by the attending physician of:
(a) His or her medical diagnosis;
(b) His or her prognosis;
(c) The potential risks associated with taking the medication to be prescribed;
(d) The probable result of taking the medication to be prescribed; and
(e) The feasible alternatives, including, but not limited to, comfort care, hospice care and pain control.
(8) "Medically confirmed" means the medical opinion of the attending physician has been confirmed by a consulting physician who has examined the patient and the patient’s relevant medical records.
(9) "Patient" means a person who is under the care of a physician.
(10) "Physician" means a doctor licensed to practice medicine under ORS 677.100 to 677.228.
(11) "Qualified patient" means a capable adult who is a resident of Oregon and has satisfied the requirements of ORS 127.800 to 127.897 in order to obtain a prescription for medication to end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner.
(12) "Terminal disease" means an incurable and irreversible disease that has been medically confirmed and will, within reasonable medical judgment, produce death within six months. [1995 c.3 §1.01; 1999 c.423 §1; 2017 c.409 §3]
(Written Request for Medication to
End One’s Life in a
Humane and Dignified Manner)
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate
Section 127.002 - Definitions for ORS 127.005 to 127.045.
Section 127.005 - When power of attorney in effect; accounting to conservator.
Section 127.505 - Definitions for ORS 127.505 to 127.660.
Section 127.515 - Execution; witnesses; out-of-state execution.
Section 127.525 - Acceptance of appointment; withdrawal.
Section 127.527 - Form for appointing health care representative.
Section 127.529 - Form of advance directive.
Section 127.532 - Appointment; term of office; rules.
Section 127.533 - Duties; advance directive elements; reports.
Section 127.535 - Authority of health care representative; duties; objection by principal.
Section 127.540 - Limitations on authority of health care representative.
Section 127.570 - Mercy killing; suicide.
Section 127.642 - Principal to be provided with certain care to insure comfort and cleanliness.
Section 127.646 - Definitions for ORS 127.646 to 127.654.
Section 127.652 - Time of providing information.
Section 127.654 - Scope of requirement; limitation on liability for failure to comply.
Section 127.658 - Effect of ORS 127.505 to 127.660 on previously executed advance directives.
Section 127.660 - Short title.
Section 127.663 - Definitions for ORS 127.663 to 127.684.
Section 127.666 - Establishment of registry; rules.
Section 127.669 - Oregon Health Authority not required to perform certain acts.
Section 127.700 - Definitions for ORS 127.700 to 127.737.
Section 127.702 - Persons who may make declaration for mental health treatment; period of validity.
Section 127.720 - Circumstances in which physician or provider may disregard declaration.
Section 127.722 - Revocation of declaration.
Section 127.727 - Persons prohibited from serving as attorney-in-fact.
Section 127.730 - Persons prohibited from serving as witnesses to declaration.
Section 127.732 - Withdrawal of attorney-in-fact; rescission of withdrawal.
Section 127.736 - Form of declaration.
Section 127.737 - Certain other laws applicable to declaration.
Section 127.760 - Consent to health care services by person appointed by hospital; exceptions.
Section 127.800 - sect;1.01. Definitions.
Section 127.805 - sect;2.01. Who may initiate a written request for medication.
Section 127.810 - sect;2.02. Form of the written request.
Section 127.815 - sect;3.01. Attending physician responsibilities.
Section 127.840 - sect;3.06. Written and oral requests.
Section 127.850 - sect;3.08. Waiting periods.
Section 127.855 - sect;3.09. Medical record documentation requirements.
Section 127.860 - sect;3.10. Residency requirement.
Section 127.865 - sect;3.11. Reporting requirements.
Section 127.870 - sect;3.12. Effect on construction of wills, contracts and statutes.
Section 127.890 - sect;4.02. Liabilities.