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IN HB1157
Bill
Status
1/8/2018
Primary Sponsor
Matt Pierce
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AI Summary
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Allows individuals at least 18 years old who are Indiana residents with a terminal illness (expected to result in death within 6 months) to request medication for medical aid in dying through a written request process with two witnesses and a 15-day waiting period between requests.
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Requires attending physicians to confirm the patient's terminal illness diagnosis through a consulting physician, verify competency, provide informed consent information about diagnosis, prognosis, risks, alternatives (including comfort care and hospice), and refer patients for psychological evaluation if depression or impaired judgment is suspected.
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Prohibits life insurance companies from denying benefits based on suicide clauses if death results from medical aid in dying, regardless of how long the policy has been in effect.
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Provides immunity from professional, civil, and criminal liability for health care providers who assist in good faith with medical aid in dying requests; allows providers to refuse participation and prohibits professional sanctions for good faith compliance or refusal to participate.
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Establishes Level 1 felony penalties for unauthorized alteration, forgery, concealment, or destruction of medical aid in dying requests, and for coercing or exerting undue influence on individuals to request the medication.
Legislative Description
End of life options. Allows individuals with a terminal illness who meet certain requirements to make a written request to an attending physician for medication that the individual may self-administer to end the individual's life. Specifies requirements a physician must meet in order to prescribe the medication to a patient. Prohibits an insurer of a life insurance policy from denying payment of benefits under a life insurance policy based upon a suicide clause in the life insurance policy if the death of the insured individual is the result of medical aid in dying. Establishes a Level 1 felony if a
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/8/2018