Legislation
- Titel
- End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
- Sponsored by
- Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Alston, Bagnall, Bartlett, Barve, Boyce, Charkoudian, Crutchfield, Cullison, Feldmark, Fennell, Forbes, Fraser-Hidalgo, Guzzone, S. Johnson, Kaufman, Lehman, R. Lewis, Lopez, Love, Palakovich Carr, Rosenberg, Shetty, Solomon, Stein, Taveras, Terrasa, Williams, and Wu
- Status
- In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.
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3-103 )
(
5-6A-01 through 5-6A-16 )
(
27-208.1 )
Last Updated: 6/9/2023 2:44 PM