SB16-025: Colorado End-of-Life Options Act

• Allows capable adult Colorado residents with a medically confirmed terminal illness (expected to result in death within 6 months) to request and self-administer medication prescribed by their physician to end their life.

• Requires two oral requests separated by at least 15 days and one witnessed written request; individuals may rescind requests at any time regardless of mental state.

• Mandates attending physicians confirm terminal illness diagnosis, capability to make informed decisions, and voluntariness; requires consulting physician confirmation and mental health professional evaluation if decision-making ability is questioned.

• Grants immunity from civil, criminal, and professional liability for good-faith participation; prohibits health care providers and facilities from penalizing providers who participate or refuse to participate.

• Establishes Class 2 felony penalties for altering/forging requests, concealing rescissions, or coercing individuals; specifies that actions under the act do not constitute suicide, assisted suicide, homicide, or elder abuse.