Before an individual who is requesting medical aid-in-dying medication may receive a prescription for the medical aid-in-dying medication, a consulting physician must:
Source: Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2807 , § 1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 25 - Public Health and Environment
Article 48 - End-of-Life Options
§ 25-48-103. Right to Request Medical Aid-in-Dying Medication
§ 25-48-104. Request Process - Witness Requirements
§ 25-48-105. Right to Rescind Request - Requirement to Offer Opportunity to Rescind
§ 25-48-106. Attending Physician Responsibilities
§ 25-48-107. Consulting Physician Responsibilities
§ 25-48-109. Death Certificate
§ 25-48-110. Informed Decision Required
§ 25-48-112. Form of Written Request
§ 25-48-114. Effect on Wills, Contracts, and Statutes
§ 25-48-115. Insurance or Annuity Policies
§ 25-48-116. Immunity for Actions in Good Faith - Prohibition Against Reprisals
§ 25-48-117. No Duty to Prescribe or Dispense
§ 25-48-118. Health-Care Facility Permissible Prohibitions - Sanctions if Provider Violates Policy
§ 25-48-120. Safe Disposal of Unused Medical Aid-in-Dying Medications
§ 25-48-121. Actions Complying With Article Not a Crime