Standard about access to voluntary assisted dying
174 Standard about access to voluntary assisted dying
The Health Secretary must issue a standard (the access standard) setting out how the Ministry of Health intends to facilitate access to voluntary assisted dying for persons ordinarily resident in New South Wales, including how the Ministry intends to facilitate access to—
the services of medical practitioners and other persons who carry out functions under this Act, and
prescribed substances, and
information about accessing voluntary assisted dying.
The access standard must specifically set out how the Ministry intends to facilitate access to voluntary assisted dying for regional residents.
The access standard may also include information about the potential risks of self-administering or being administered a voluntary assisted dying substance likely to be prescribed under this Act.
The Health Secretary may modify or replace the access standard.
The Health Secretary must publish the access standard on the Ministry of Health’s website.
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