HB 17-1368

House Bill 17-1368 changes the rules around death certificates for people who use aid-in-dying medication. Currently, a doctor or hospice medical director must sign these death certificates, but this bill removes that requirement. This affects individuals who have used Colorado’s End-of-life Options Act and their doctors or hospice providers. The bill has been signed into law, meaning the new rules are now in effect.

Official Summary

Currently, the 'Colorado End-of-life Options Act' requires an attending physician or hospice medical director to sign the death certificate of an individual who obtained and self-administered aid-in-dying medication. The bill removes this requirement. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

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