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

Colorado Statutes

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

Colorado § 25-48-103

Title 25Public

Art.End-of-life Options

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-103 (2026).

Text

(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.

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(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.

Legislative History

Source: Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2804, � 1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016. L. 2024: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, (SB 24-068), ch. 406, p. 2792, � 2, effective August 7.