The California End of Life Option Act January 20, 2016 California Legislation, Legislation ABX2-15, End-Of-Life, On-Call, POLST 0 On October 5, 2015, California became the fifth state in the nation to allow physicians to prescribe terminally ill patients medication to end their lives. ABX2-15, the "End of Life Option Act," permits terminally ill adult patients with capacity to make medical decisions to be prescribed an aid-in-dying medication if certain conditions are met. (ABX2-15, Stats. 2015, Ch.1; Health & Safety Code §§443 et seq.) The California Medical Association's Center for Legal Affairs has created an On Call document to explain the requirements under the End of Life Option Act. Download The California End of Life Option Act Download CA State Death Certificate Instructions Additional end-of-life resources can be found at www.cmanet.org/endoflife or www.coalitionccc.org/tools-resources/end-of-life-option-act Comments are closed.
