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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 88
February Session, 2022
LCO No. 1118
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT CONCERNING AID IN DYING FOR TERMINALLY ILL
PATIENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) As used in this section and 1
sections 2 to 19, inclusive, of this act: 2
(1) "Adult" means a person who is eighteen years of age or older; 3
(2) "Aid in dying" means the medical practice of a physician 4
prescribing medication to a qualified patient who is terminally ill, which 5
medication a qualified patient may self-administer to bring about such 6
patient's death; 7
(3) "Attending physician" means the physician who has primary 8
responsibility for the medical care of a patient and treatment of a 9
patient's terminal illness and whose practice is not primarily comprised 10
of evaluating, qualifying and prescribing or dispensing medication 11
pursuant to the provisions this section and sections 2 to 19, inclusive, of 12
this act; 13 Raised Bill No. 88
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(4) "Competent" means, in the opinion of a patient's attending 14
physician, consulting physician, psychiatrist, psychologist or licensed 15
clinical social worker, that a patient has the capacity to understand and 16
acknowledge the nature and consequences of health care decisions, 17
including the benefits and disadvantages of treatment, to make an 18
informed decision and to communicate such decision to a health care 19
provider, including communicating through a person familiar with a 20
patient's manner of communicating; 21
(5) "Consulting physician" means a physician other than a patient's 22
attending physician who is qualified by specialty or experience to make 23
a professional diagnosis and prognosis regarding a patient's terminal 24
illness; 25
(6) "Counseling" means one or more consultations as necessary 26
between a psychiatrist, psychologist or licensed clinical social worker 27
and a patient for the purpose of determining that a patient is competent 28
and not suffering from depression or any other psychiatric or 29
psychological disorder that causes impaired judgment; 30
(7) "Health care provider" means a person licensed, certified or 31
otherwise authorized or permitted by the laws of this state to administer 32
health care or dispense medication in the ordinary course of business or 33
practice of a profession, including, but not limited to, a physician, 34
psychiatrist, psychologist or pharmacist; 35
(8) "Health care facility" means a hospital, residential care home, 36
nursing home or rest home, as such terms are defined in section 19a-490 37
of the general statutes; 38
(9) "Hospice care" means health care centered on a terminally ill 39
patient and such patient's family that provides for the physical, 40
psychosocial, spiritual and emotional needs of such patient; 41
(10) "Informed decision" means a decision by a qualified patient to 42
request and obtain a prescription for medication that the qualified 43
patient may self-administer for aid in dying, that is based on an 44 Raised Bill No. 88
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understanding and acknowledgment of the relevant facts and after 45
being fully informed by the attending physician of: (A) The qualified 46
patient's medical diagnosis and prognosis; (B) the potential risks 47
associated with self-administering the medication to be prescribed; (C) 48
the probable result of taking the medication to be dispensed or 49
prescribed; and (D) the feasible alternatives to aid in dying and health 50
care treatment options, including, but not limited to, hospice care and 51
palliative care; 52
(11) "Licensed clinical social worker" means a person who has been 53
licensed as a clinical social worker pursuant to chapter 383b of the 54
general statutes; 55
(12) "Medically confirmed" means the medical opinion of the 56
attending physician has been confirmed by a consulting physician who 57
has examined the patient and the patient's relevant medical records; 58
(13) "Palliative care" means health care centered on a seriously ill 59
patient and such patient's family that (A) optimizes a patient's quality 60
of life by anticipating, preventing and treating a patient's suffering 61
throughout the continuum of a patient's serious illness, (B) addresses 62
the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of a patient, (C) 63
facilitates patient autonomy, patient access to information and patient 64
choice, and (D) includes, but is not limited to, discussions between a 65
patient and a health care provider concerning a patient's goals for 66
treatment and appropriate treatment options available to a patient, 67
including hospice care and comprehensive pain and symptom 68
management; 69
(14) "Patient" means a person who is under the care of a physician; 70
(15) "Pharmacist" means a person licensed to practice pharmacy 71
pursuant to chapter 400j of the general statutes; 72
(16) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine and 73
surgery pursuant to chapter 370 of the general statutes; 74 Raised Bill No. 88
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(17) "Psychiatrist" means a physician specializing in psychiatry and 75
licensed pursuant to chapter 370 of the general statutes; 76
(18) "Psychologist" means a person licensed to practice psychology 77
pursuant to chapter 383 of the general statutes; 78
(19) "Qualified patient" means a competent adult who is a resident of 79
this state, has a terminal illness and has satisfied the requirements of this 80
section and sections 2 to 9, inclusive, of this act, in order to obtain aid in 81
dying; 82
(20) "Self-administer" means a qualified patient's voluntary, 83
conscious and affirmative act of ingesting medication; and 84
(21) "Terminal illness" means the final stage of an incurable and 85
irreversible medical condition that an attending physician anticipates, 86
within reasonable medical judgment, will produce a patient's death 87
within six months if the progression of such condition follows its typical 88
course. 89
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) A patient who (1) is an 90
adult, (2) is competent, (3) is a resident of this state, (4) has been 91
determined by such patient's attending physician to have a terminal 92
illness, and (5) has voluntarily expressed such patient's wish to receive 93
aid in dying, may request aid in dying by submitting two written 94
requests to such patient's attending physician pursuant to sections 3 and 95
4 of this act. 96
(b) No person, including, but not limited to, an agent under a living 97
will, an attorney-in-fact under a durable power of attorney, a guardian, 98
or a conservator, may act on behalf of a patient for purposes of this 99
section, section 1 of this act and sections 3 to 20, inclusive, of this act. 100
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) A patient wishing to 101
receive aid in dying shall submit two written requests to such patient's 102
attending physician pursuant to section 4 of this act. A patient's second 103
written request for aid in dying shall be submitted not earlier than 104 Raised Bill No. 88
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fifteen days after the date on which such patient submits the first written 105
request. A valid written request for aid in dying under sections 1 and 2 106
of this act and sections 4 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall be signed and 107
dated by the patient. Each written request shall be witnessed by at least 108
two persons in the presence of the patient. Each person serving as a 109
witness shall attest, in writing, that to the best of such person's 110
knowledge and belief (1) the patient appears to be of sound mind, (2) 111
the patient is acting voluntarily and not being coerced to sign the 112
request, and (3) the witness is not: (A) A relative of the patient by blood, 113
marriage or adoption, (B) entitled to any portion of the estate of the 114
patient upon the patient's death, under any will or by operation of law, 115
(C) an owner, operator or employee of a health care facility where the 116
patient is a resident or receiving medical treatment, or (D) such patient's 117
attending physician at the time the request is signed. 118
(b) Any patient's act of requesting aid in dying or a qualified patient's 119
self-administration of medication prescribed for aid in dying shall not 120
provide the sole basis for appointment of a conservator or guardian for 121
such patient or qualified patient. 122
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) A written request for aid in 123
dying as authorized by this section, sections 1 to 3, inclusive, of this act 124
and sections 5 to 20, inclusive, of this act shall be in substantially the 125
following form: 126
REQUEST FOR MEDICATION TO AID IN DYING 127
I, .…, am an adult of sound mind. 128
I am a resident of the State of Connecticut. 129
I am suffering from …., which my attending physician has 130
determined is an incurable and irreversible medical condition that will, 131
within reasonable medical judgment, result in death within six months 132
from the date on which this document is executed if the progression of 133
such condition follows its typical course. This diagnosis of a terminal 134
illness has been medically confirmed by another physician. 135 Raised Bill No. 88
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I have been fully informed of my diagnosis, prognosis, the nature of 136
medication to be dispensed or prescribed to aid me in dying, the 137
potential associated risks, the expected result, feasible alternatives to aid 138
in dying and additional health care treatment options, including hospice 139
care and palliative care and the availability of counseling with a 140
psychologist, psychiatrist or licensed clinical social worker. 141
I request that my attending physician dispense or prescribe 142
medication that I may self-administer for aid in dying. I authorize my 143
attending physician to contact a pharmacist to fill the prescription for 144
such medication, upon my request. 145
INITIAL ONE: 146
…. I have informed my family of my decision and taken family 147
opinions into consideration. 148
…. I have decided not to inform my family of my decision. 149
…. I have no family to inform of my decision. 150
I understand that I have the right to rescind this request at any time. 151
I understand the full import of this request and I expect to die if and 152
when I take the medication to be dispensed or prescribed. I further 153
understand that although most deaths occur within one hour, my death 154
may take longer and my attending physician has counseled me about 155
this possibility. 156
I make this request voluntarily and without reservation, and I accept 157
full responsibility for my decision to request aid in dying. 158
Signed: …. 159
Dated: …. 160
DECLARATION OF WITNESSES 161
By initialing and signing below on the date the person named above 162 Raised Bill No. 88
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signs, I declare that: 163
Witness 1 …. Witness 2 …. 164
Initials …. Initials …. 165
…. 1. The person making and signing the request is personally known 166
to me or has provided proof of identity; 167
…. 2. The person making and signing the request signed this request 168
in my presence on the date of the person's signature; 169
…. 3. The person making the request appears to be of sound mind 170
and not under duress, fraud or undue influence; 171
…. 4. I am not the attending physician for the person making the 172
request; 173
…. 5. The person making the request is not my relative by blood, 174
marriage or adoption; 175
…. 6. I am not entitled to any portion of the estate of the person 176
making the request upon such person's death under any will or by 177
operation of law; and 178
…. 7. I am not an owner, operator or employee of a health care facility 179
where the person making the request is a resident or receiving medical 180
treatment. 181
Printed Name of Witness 1 …. 182
Signature of Witness 1 …. Date …. 183
Printed Name of Witness 2 …. 184
Signature of Witness 2 …. Date …. 185
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) A qualified patient may 186
rescind such patient's request for aid in dying at any time and in any 187
manner without regard to such patient's mental state. 188 Raised Bill No. 88
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(b) An attending physician shall offer a qualified patient an 189
opportunity to rescind such patient's request for aid in dying at the time 190
such patient makes a second written request for aid in dying to the 191
attending physician. 192
(c) No attending physician shall dispense or prescribe medication for 193
aid in dying without the attending physician first offering the qualified 194
patient a second opportunity to rescind such patient's request for aid in 195
dying. 196
Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) When an attending physician 197
is presented with a patient's first written request for aid in dying made 198
pursuant to sections 2 to 4, inclusive, of this act, the attending physician 199
shall: 200
(1) Make a determination that the patient (A) is an adult, (B) has a 201
terminal illness, (C) is competent, and (D) has voluntarily requested aid 202
in dying. Such determination shall not be made solely on the basis of 203
age, disability or any specific illness; 204
(2) Require the patient to demonstrate residency in this state by 205
presenting: (A) A valid Connecticut driver's license; (B) a valid voter 206
registration record authorizing the patient to vote in this state; or (C) 207
any other valid government-issued document that the attending 208
physician reasonably believes demonstrates that the patient is a resident 209
of this state on the date the request is presented; 210
(3) Ensure that the patient is making an informed decision by 211
informing the patient of: (A) The patient's medical diagnosis; (B) the 212
patient's prognosis; (C) the potential risks associated with self-213
administering the medication to be dispensed or prescribed for aid in 214
dying; (D) the probable result of self-administering the medication to be 215
dispensed or prescribed for aid in dying; (E) the feasible alternatives to 216
aid in dying and health care treatment options including, but not limited 217
to, hospice or palliative care; and (F) the availability of counseling with 218
a psychologist, psychiatrist or licensed clinical social worker; and 219 Raised Bill No. 88
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(4) Refer the patient to a consulting physician for medical 220
confirmation of the attending physician's diagnosis of the patient's 221
terminal illness, the patient's prognosis and for a determination that the 222
patient is competent and acting voluntarily in requesting aid in dying. 223
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) In order for a patient to be 224
found to be a qualified patient for the purposes of this section, sections 225
1 to 6, inclusive, of this act and sections 8 to 20, inclusive, of this act, a 226
consulting physician shall: (1) Examine the patient and the patient's 227
relevant medical records; (2) confirm, in writing, the attending 228
physician's diagnosis that the patient has a terminal illness; (3) verify 229
that the patient is competent, is acting voluntarily and has made an 230
informed decision to request aid in dying, as described in subdivision 231
(3) of section 6 of this act; and (4) refer the patient for counseling, if 232
required in accordance with section 8 of this act. 233
Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) If, in the medical opinion 234
of the attending physician or the consulting physician, a patient may be 235
suffering from a psychiatric or psychological condition including, but 236
not limited to, depression, that is causing impaired judgment, either the 237
attending or consulting physician shall refer the patient for counseling 238
to determine whether the patient is competent to request aid in dying. 239
(b) An attending physician shall not provide the patient aid in dying 240
until the person providing such counseling determines that the patient 241
is not suffering a psychiatric or psychological condition including, but 242
not limited to, depression, that is causing impaired judgment. 243
Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) After an attending physician 244
and a consulting physician determine that a patient is a qualified 245
patient, in accordance with sections 6 to 8, inclusive, of this act and after 246
such qualified patient submits a second written request for aid in dying 247
in accordance with section 3 of this act, the attending physician shall: 248
(1) Recommend to the qualified patient that such patient notify such 249
patient's next of kin of the qualified patient's request for aid in dying 250
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for the denial of such request; 252
(2) Counsel the qualified patient concerning the importance of: (A) 253
Having another person present when the qualified patient self-254
administers the medication dispensed or prescribed for aid in dying; 255
and (B) not taking the medication in a public place; 256
(3) Inform the qualified patient that such patient may rescind such 257
patient's request for aid in dying at any time and in any manner; 258
(4) Verify, immediately before dispensing or prescribing medication 259
for aid in dying, that the qualified patient is making an informed 260
decision; 261
(5) Fulfill the medical record documentation requirements set forth 262
in section 10 of this act; and 263
(6) (A) Dispense such medication, including ancillary medication 264
intended to facilitate the desired effect to minimize the qualified 265
patient's discomfort, if the attending physician is authorized to dispense 266
such medication, to the qualified patient; or (B) upon the qualified 267
patient's request and with the qualified patient's written consent (i) 268
contact a pharmacist who chooses to participate in the provision of 269
medication for aid in dying and inform the pharmacist of the 270
prescription, and (ii) personally deliver the written prescription, by 271
mail, facsimile or electronic transmission to the pharmacist, who may 272
dispense such medication directly to the qualified patient, the attending 273
physician or an expressly identified agent of the qualified patient. 274
Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) The attending physician shall 275
ensure that the following items are documented or filed in a qualified 276
patient's medical record: 277
(1) The basis for determining that a qualified patient is an adult and 278
a resident of the state; 279
(2) All written requests by a qualified patient for medication for aid 280
in dying; 281 Raised Bill No. 88
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(3) The attending physician's diagnosis of a qualified patient's 282
terminal illness and prognosis, and a determination that a qualified 283
patient is competent, is acting voluntarily and has made an informed 284
decision to request aid in dying; 285
(4) The consulting physician's confirmation of a qualified patient's 286
diagnosis and prognosis, confirmation that a qualified patient is 287
competent, is acting voluntarily and has made an informed decision to 288
request aid in dying; 289
(5) A report of the outcome and determinations made during 290
counseling, if counseling was recommended and provided in 291
accordance with section 8 of this act; 292
(6) Documentation of the attending physician's offer to a qualified 293
patient to rescind such patient's request for aid in dying at the time the 294
attending physician dispenses or prescribes medication for aid in dying; 295
and 296
(7) A statement by the attending physician indicating that (A) all 297
requirements under this section and sections 1 to 9, inclusive, of this act 298
have been met, and (B) the steps taken to carry out a qualified patient's 299
request for aid in dying, including the medication dispensed or 300
prescribed. 301
Sec. 11. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) Any person, other than a 302
qualified patient, in possession of medication dispensed or prescribed 303
for aid in dying that has not been self-administered shall (1) destroy 304
such medication in a manner described on the Department of Consumer 305
Protection's Internet web site, or (2) dispose of such medication at a 306
pharmacy that accepts and disposes of unused prescription drugs 307
pursuant to section 20-576a of the general statutes or a municipal police 308
station that collects and disposes of unwanted pharmaceuticals 309
pursuant to section 21a-12f of the general statutes. 310
Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) Any provision of a 311
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policy or annuity, conditioned on or affected by the making or 313
rescinding of a request for aid in dying shall not be valid. 314
(b) Any provision of a will or codicil conditioned on or affected by 315
the making or rescinding of a request for aid in dying shall not be valid. 316
(c) On and after October 1, 2022, the sale, procurement or issuance of 317
any life, health or accident insurance or annuity policy or the rate 318
charged for any such policy shall not be conditioned upon or affected 319
by the making or rescinding of a request for aid in dying. 320
(d) A qualified patient's act of requesting aid in dying or self-321
administering medication dispensed or prescribed for aid in dying shall 322
not constitute suicide for any purpose, including, but not limited to, a 323
criminal prosecution under section 53a-56 of the general statutes. 324
Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section, 325
"participate in the provision of medication" means to perform the duties 326
of an attending physician or consulting physician, a psychiatrist, 327
psychologist or pharmacist in accordance with the provisions of sections 328
2 to 10, inclusive, of this act. "Participate in the provision of medication" 329
does not include: (1) Making an initial diagnosis of a patient's terminal 330
illness; (2) informing a patient of such patient's medical diagnosis or 331
prognosis; (3) informing a patient concerning the provisions of this 332
section, sections 1 to 12, inclusive, of this act and sections 16 to 19, 333
inclusive, of this act, upon the patient's request; or (4) referring a patient 334
to another health care provider for aid in dying. 335
(b) Participation in any act described in sections 1 to 12, inclusive, of 336
this act and sections 16 to 19, inclusive, of this act by a patient, health 337
care provider or any other person shall be voluntary. Each health care 338
provider shall individually and affirmatively determine whether to 339
participate in the provision of medication to a qualified patient for aid 340
in dying. A health care facility shall not require a health care provider 341
to participate in the provision of medication to a qualified patient for aid 342
in dying, but may prohibit such participation in accordance with 343
subsection (d) of this section. 344 Raised Bill No. 88
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(c) If a health care provider or health care facility chooses not to 345
participate in the provision of medication to a qualified patient for aid 346
in dying, upon request of a qualified patient, such health care provider 347
or health care facility shall transfer all relevant medical records to any 348
health care provider or health care facility, as directed by a qualified 349
patient. 350
(d) A health care facility may adopt written policies prohibiting a 351
health care provider associated with such health care facility from 352
participating in the provision of medication to a patient for aid in dying, 353
provided such facility provides written notice of such policy and any 354
sanctions for violation of such policy to such health care provider. 355
Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection or any policies 356
adopted in accordance with this subsection, a health care provider may: 357
(1) Diagnose a patient with a terminal illness; (2) inform a patient of such 358
patient's medical prognosis; (3) provide a patient with information 359
concerning the provisions of this section, sections 1 to 12, inclusive, of 360
this act and sections 16 to 19, inclusive, of this act, upon a patient's 361
request; (4) refer a patient to another health care facility or health care 362
provider; (5) transfer a patient's medical records to a health care 363
provider or health care facility, as requested by a patient; or (6) 364
participate in the provision of medication for aid in dying when such 365
health care provider is acting outside the scope of such provider's 366
employment or contract with a health care facility that prohibits 367
participation in the provision of such medication. 368
(e) Except as provided in a policy adopted in accordance with 369
subsection (d) of this section, no health care facility may subject an 370
employee or other person who provides services under contract with 371
the health care facility to disciplinary action, loss of privileges, loss of 372
membership or any other penalty for participating, or refusing to 373
participate, in the provision of medication or related activities in good 374
faith compliance with the provisions of this section, sections 1 to 12, 375
inclusive, of this act and sections 16 to 19, inclusive, of this act. 376
Sec. 14. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) Nothing in sections 1 to 377 Raised Bill No. 88
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13, inclusive, of this act or sections 15 to 19, inclusive, of this act 378
authorizes a physician or any other person to end another person's life 379
by lethal injection, mercy killing, assisting a suicide or any other active 380
euthanasia. 381
(b) Nothing in sections 1 to 13, inclusive, of this act or sections 15 to 382
19, inclusive, of this act authorizes a health care provider or any person, 383
including a qualified patient, to end the qualified patient's life by 384
intravenous or other parenteral injection or infusion, mercy killing, 385
homicide, murder, manslaughter, euthanasia, or any other criminal act. 386
(c) Any actions taken in accordance with sections 1 to 13, inclusive, of 387
this act or sections 15 to 19, inclusive, of this act, do not, for any 388
purposes, constitute suicide, assisted suicide, euthanasia, mercy killing, 389
homicide, murder, manslaughter, elder abuse or neglect or any other 390
civil or criminal violation under the general statutes. 391
(d) No action taken in accordance with sections 1 to 13, inclusive, of 392
this act or sections 15 to 19, inclusive, of this act shall constitute causing 393
or assisting another person to commit suicide in violation of section 53a-394
54a or 53a-56 of the general statutes. 395
(e) No person shall be subject to civil or criminal liability or 396
professional disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, 397
revocation of such person's professional license, for (1) participating in 398
the provision of medication or related activities in good faith 399
compliance with the provisions of sections 1 to 13, inclusive, of this act 400
and sections 15 to 19, inclusive, of this act, or (2) being present at the 401
time a qualified patient self-administers medication dispensed or 402
prescribed for aid in dying. 403
(f) An attending physician's dispensing of, or issuance of a 404
prescription for medication for aid in dying, a pharmacist's dispensing 405
of medication for aid in dying or a patient's request for aid in dying, in 406
good faith compliance with the provisions of this section, sections 1 to 407
13, inclusive, of this act and sections 15 to 20, inclusive, of this act shall 408
not constitute neglect for the purpose of any law or provide the sole 409 Raised Bill No. 88
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basis for appointment of a guardian or conservator for such patient. 410
Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) Sections 1 to 14, inclusive, of 411
this act or sections 16 to 19, inclusive, of this act do not limit liability for 412
civil damages resulting from negligent conduct or intentional 413
misconduct by any person. 414
Sec. 16. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) Any person who 415
knowingly possesses, sells or delivers medication dispensed or 416
prescribed for aid in dying for any purpose other than delivering such 417
medication to a qualified patient, or returning such medication in 418
accordance with section 11 of this act, shall be guilty of a class D felony. 419
(b) Nothing in sections 1 to 15, inclusive, of this act or sections 17 to 420
19, inclusive, of this act shall preclude criminal prosecution under any 421
provision of law for conduct that is inconsistent with said sections. 422
Sec. 17. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) Nothing in sections 1 to 16, 423
inclusive, of this act or section 18 or 19 of this act shall limit the 424
jurisdiction or authority of the nonprofit entity designated by the 425
Governor to serve as the Connecticut protection and advocacy system 426
under section 46a-10b of the general statutes. 427
Sec. 18. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) No person who serves as an 428
attending physician or consulting physician shall inherit or receive any 429
part of the estate of such qualified patient, whether under the provisions 430
of law relating to intestate succession or as a devisee or legatee, or 431
otherwise under the will of such qualified patient, or receive any 432
property as beneficiary or survivor of such qualified patient after such 433
qualified patient has self-administered medication dispensed or 434
prescribed for aid in dying. 435
Sec. 19. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than October 1, 2022, 436
the Department of Public Health shall create an attending physician 437
checklist form and an attending physician follow-up form to facilitate 438
the collection of information that attending physicians are required to 439
submit to the department pursuant to the provisions of subsections (a) 440 Raised Bill No. 88
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and (b) of section 20 of this act and post such forms on the department's 441
Internet web site. 442
Sec. 20. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) Not later than thirty days 443
after prescribing medication to a qualified patient pursuant to the 444
provisions of sections 1 to 18, inclusive, of this act, an attending 445
physician shall submit to the department an attending physician 446
checklist form, containing the following information: (1) The qualified 447
patient's name and date of birth; (2) the qualified patient's diagnosis and 448
prognosis; and (3) a statement by the attending physician indicating that 449
all requirements under this section and sections 1 to 10, inclusive, of this 450
act have been met and that such physician has prescribed medication 451
pursuant to the provisions of sections 1 to 18, inclusive, of this act. 452
(b) Not later than sixty days after an attending physician receives 453
notification of a qualified patient's death from self-administration of 454
medication prescribed pursuant to the provisions of sections 1 to 18, 455
inclusive, of this act, such attending physician shall submit to the 456
department an attending physician follow-up form, containing the 457
following information: (1) The qualified patients name and date of birth; 458
(2) the date of the qualified patient's death; and (3) whether the qualified 459
patient was provided hospice care at the time of such patient's death. 460
(c) On or before January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the 461
Department of Public Health shall review the forms submitted pursuant 462
to subsections (a) and (b) of this section to ensure compliance with the 463
provisions of said subsections. 464
(d) On or before January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the 465
Department of Public Health shall submit a report, in accordance with 466
the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint 467
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 468
matters relating to public health containing the following data: (1) The 469
number of prescriptions for medication written for qualified patients 470
pursuant to the provisions of sections 1 to 18, inclusive, of this act; and 471
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administration of medication prescribed pursuant to the provisions of 473
sections 1 to 18, inclusive, of this act. Such report shall not contain the 474
identifying information of any qualified patient or health care provider. 475
(e) Any data collected by the Department of Public Health pursuant 476
to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not be 477
subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined 478
in section 1-200 of the general statutes. 479
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2022 New section
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Statement of Purpose:
To provide aid in dying to terminally ill patients.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]