When person may access voluntary assisted dying

Current

A person may access voluntary assisted dying if—

(a)

the person has made a first request, and

(b)

the person has been assessed as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying by—

(i)

the person’s coordinating practitioner, and

(ii)

the person’s consulting practitioner, and

(c)

the person has made a written declaration, and

(d)

the person has made a final request to the person’s coordinating practitioner, and

(e)

the person’s coordinating practitioner has certified in a final review form that—

(i)

the request and assessment process has been completed in accordance with this Act, and

(ii)

the practitioner is satisfied of each of the matters referred to in section 52(3)(f), and

(f)

the person has made an administration decision, and

(g)

if the person has made a self-administration decision—the person has appointed a contact person, and

(h)

a voluntary assisted dying substance authority has been issued by the Board in relation to the person.

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