Medical Assistance in Dying - Interior Health
End of Life Care / Palliative Care
Provided by Interior Health
What is Medical Assistance in Dying?
Medical Assistance in Dying is a process in which a doctor or nurse practitioner helps a patient who wants to voluntarily and intentionally end their life by administering drugs that can be taken by mouth or given intravenously.
Medical Assistance in Dying is a process in which a doctor or nurse practitioner helps a patient who wants to voluntarily and intentionally end their life by administering drugs that can be taken by mouth or given intravenously.
Medical Assistance in Dying has been legal in Canada since June 2016 and is governed under federal law. This law sets out the eligibility requirements and processes under which Medical Assistance in Dying can be provided to a patient..
Who is eligible to receive Medical Assistance in Dying?
To receive Medical Assistance in Dying, you must meet all of the following criteria:
- Have a grievous and irremediable medical condition (illness, disease or disability)
- Be suffering intolerably from this condition
- Be in an advanced state of decline that cannot be reversed
- Be at the point in your condition where natural death is reasonably foreseeable
- Be at least 18 years old
- Be eligible for publicly-funded health services in Canada
- Request assistance without pressure or influence from anyone else
- Give informed consent throughout the process, including at the final moment prior to the provision of Medical Assistance in Dying
250-469-7073 or 1-844-469-7073
Public email: MAiD@interiorhealth.ca
Website: https://www.interiorhealth.ca...
Brochures and Info
- Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Patient Brochure (Interior Health)
- Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) - Patient and Caregiver Information (Interior Health)
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