An attending physician cannot write a prescription for aid-in-dying medication unless at least 2 health care providers determine that the individual is capable of making an informed decision. The attending or consulting physician is to refer the individual to a licensed mental health professional if he or she believes the individual's ability to make an informed decision is compromised. The attending physician cannot write a prescription unless the mental health professional communicates, in writing, that the individual is capable.The bill grants immunity from civil and criminal liability and from professional discipline to a person who participates in good faith under the act. The bill also specifies that actions taken in accordance with the act do not constitute suicide, assisted suicide, mercy killing, homicide, or elder abuse.A health care provider is not obligated to prescribe aid-in-dying medication, and a health care facility may prohibit a physician from writing a prescription for a resident of the facility who intends to use aid-in-dying medication on the facility's premises.A person commits a class 2 felony if the person purposely or knowingly:
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that were subsequently adopted.)