Colorado § 25-48-117 No duty to prescribe or dispense

Colorado Statutes

§ 25-48-117 — No duty to prescribe or dispense

Colorado § 25-48-117

Title 25Public

Art.End-of-life Options

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-117 (2026).

Text

(1)A health-care provider may choose whether to participate in providing medical aid-in-dying medication to an individual in accordance with this article.

(2)If a health-care provider is unable or unwilling to carry out an individual's request for medical aid-in-dying medication made in accordance with this article 48, the provider shall inform the individual of the provider's inability or unwillingness.

(3)If the individual transfers the individual's care to a new health-care provider, the prior health-care provider shall transfer, upon request, a copy of the individual's relevant medical records to the new health-care provider.

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(1) A health-care provider may
choose whether to participate in providing medical aid-in-dying medication to an
individual in accordance with this article.

(2) If a health-care provider is unable or unwilling to carry out an individual's
request for medical aid-in-dying medication made in accordance with this article
48, the provider shall inform the individual of the provider's inability or
unwillingness.

(3) If the individual transfers the individual's care to a new health-care
provider, the prior health-care provider shall transfer, upon request, a copy of the
individual's relevant medical records to the new health-care provider.

Legislative History

Source: Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2812, � 1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016. L. 2024: (2) amended and (3) added, (SB 24-068), ch. 406, p. 2797, � 13, effective August 7.