FL H0471

Creates the "Florida End-of-Life Options Act" (ch. 764, F.S.) allowing Florida residents age 18+ with a medically confirmed terminal condition (death expected within 6 months) and mental capacity to request and self-administer prescribed medication to end their lives, effective July 1, 2025

Requires qualified patients to make two oral requests (separated by at least 15 days, with exceptions for imminent death) and one written request witnessed by two individuals before an attending physician may prescribe the medication, with an additional 48-hour waiting period after the written request

Mandates confirmation by both an attending physician and a consulting physician of the terminal diagnosis, mental capacity, and voluntary decision-making, with referral to a mental health professional required if a mental health disorder or intellectual disability affecting judgment is suspected

Provides immunity from civil, criminal, and professional liability for good-faith compliance with the act; makes forging a request, concealing a rescission, or coercing a patient a first-degree felony; and allows health care providers and facilities to opt out of participation on their premises with prior written notice

Requires health care providers to report prescribed medications to the Department of Health, which must publish an annual aggregated report; mandates that death certificates list the underlying terminal condition—not the medication—as cause of death; and prohibits insurers from denying benefits or conditioning policies based on a patient's participation under the act