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Medical Assistance in Dying - Interior Health

End of Life Care / Palliative Care

Provided by Interior Health

What is Medical Assistance in Dying?
Medical Assistance in Dying is a process in which a doctor or nurse practitioner helps a patient who wants to voluntarily and intentionally end their life by administering drugs that can be taken by mouth or given intravenously.
Medical Assistance in Dying has been legal in Canada since June 2016 and is governed under federal law. This law sets out the eligibility requirements and processes under which Medical Assistance in Dying can be provided to a patient..
Who is eligible to receive Medical Assistance in Dying?
To receive Medical Assistance in Dying, you must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Have a grievous and irremediable medical condition (illness, disease or disability)
  • Be suffering intolerably from this condition
  • Be in an advanced state of decline that cannot be reversed
  • Be at the point in your condition where natural death is reasonably foreseeable
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Be eligible for publicly-funded health services in Canada
  • Request assistance without pressure or influence from anyone else
  • Give informed consent throughout the process, including at the final moment prior to the provision of Medical Assistance in Dying

250-469-7073 or 1-844-469-7073

Public email: MAiD@interiorhealth.ca

Website: https://www.interiorhealth.ca...

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Service area: Interior Health Area + show cities

Service area cities: Slocan, Lytton, Scotch Creek, Greenwood, Kelowna, Crawford Bay, Nakusp, Peachland, Cranbrook, Winlaw, Lethbridge, Hanceville, Canmore, Blue River, Creston, Vernon, Lake Country, Armstrong, Summerland, Osoyoos, Kimberley, Anahim Lake, Princeton, Sparwood, Barriere, Sicamous, Kamloops, Midway, Fernie, 100 Mile House, Chase, Oliver, Lillooet, Lumby, Merritt, Clearwater, Logan Lake, Revelstoke, Edgewood, Elkford, West Kelowna, Banff, Nelson, Sun Peaks, New Denver, Golden, Enderby, Keremeos, Salmo, Trail, Oyama, Cache Creek, Grand Forks, Calgary, Okanagan Falls, Castlegar, Rossland, Clinton, Salmon Arm, Ashcroft, Fruitvale, Kaslo, Penticton, Williams Lake, Christina Lake, Riske Creek, Invermere, Sorrento, Alexis Creek, Rock Creek, and Tatla Lake

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