ORS 127.805: §2.01. Who may initiate a written request for medication.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) An adult who is capable and has been determined by the attending physician and consulting physician to be suffering from a terminal disease, and who has voluntarily expressed his or her wish to die, may make a written request for medication for the purpose of ending his or her life in a humane and dignified manner in accordance with ORS 127.800 to 127.897. (2) No person shall qualify under the provisions of ORS 127.800 to 127.897 solely because of age or disability. [1995 c.3 §2.01; 1999 c.423 §2; 2023 c.241 §2]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 333-009-0000: Definitions — implements
- OAR 333-009-0010: Reporting — implements
- OAR 333-009-0020: Record Review/Annual Report — implements
- OAR 333-009-0030: Confidentiality/Liability — implements
- OAR 847-015-0035: Attending Physicians Prescribing Medications to Physician-Assisted Death with Dignity Patients — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 127.800 — resolved
- 127.897 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors127.html