(a) Except as provided in § 7-661.10, no person shall be subject to civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action for:
(1) Participating in good faith compliance with this chapter;
(2) Refusing to participate in providing a covered medication under this chapter; or
(3) Being present when a qualified patient takes a covered medication.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to lower the applicable standard of care for the attending physician, consulting physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other health care provider participating in this chapter.
(c) No request by a patient for a covered medication made in good-faith compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall provide the basis for the appointment of a guardian or conservator.
(Feb. 18, 2017, D.C. Law 21-182, § 12, 63 DCR 15697.)
ApplicabilitySection 7018 of D.C. Law 22-33 repealed § 18 of D.C. Law 21-182. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 21-182 has been implemented.
A certification dated June 6, 2017, that the fiscal effect of the Death with Dignity Act of 2016, D.C. Law 21-182, has been included in an approved budget and financial plan was published in the D.C. Register on June 16, 2017 (64 DCR 5670). Therefore the creation of this section by that amendment has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 21-182: § 18 of D.C. Law 21-182 provided that the creation of this section by § 12 of D.C. Law 21-182 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
Emergency LegislationFor temporary (90 days) repeal of § 18 of D.C. Law 21-182, see § 7018 of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-167, Oct. 24, 2017, 64 DCR 10802).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of § 18 of D.C. Law 21-182, see § 7018 of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104, July 20, 2017, 64 DCR 7032).