Section 25-48-103 - Right to request medical aid-in-dying medication

(1) An adult resident of Colorado may make a request, in accordance with sections 25-48-104 and 25-48-112, to receive a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication if: (a) The individual's attending provider has diagnosed the individual with a terminal illness with a prognosis of six months or less;(b) The individual's attending provider has determined the individual has mental capacity; and(c) The individual has voluntarily expressed the wish to receive a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication.(2) The right to request medical aid-in-dying medication does not exist because of age or disability.Amended by 2024 Ch. 406,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2024.Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2804, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.2024 Ch. 406, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).