ATTENDING PHYSICIAN CHECKLIST &
COMPLIANCE FORM
ADDITIONAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
☐ 1. Counseled patient about the importance of all of the following:
☐ a) Maintaining the aid-in-dying drug in a safe and secure location until the time the qualified individual will
ingest it;
☐ b) Having another person present when he or she ingests the aid-in-dying drug;
☐ c) Not ingesting the aid-in-dying drug in a public place;
☐ d) Notifying the next of kin of his or her request for an aid-in-dying drug. (an individual who declines or is
unable to notify next of kin shall not have his or her request denied for that reason); and
☐ e) Participating in a hospice program or palliative care program.
☐ 2. Informed patient of right to rescind request (1
st
time)
☐ 3. Discussed the feasible alternatives, including, but not limited to, comfort care, hospice care, palliative care
and pain control.
☐ 4. Met with patient one-on-one, except in the presence of an interpreter, to confirm the request is not coming
from coercion
☐ 5. First oral request for aid-in-dying: ___/___/_____ Attending physician initials:_______________
☐6. Second oral request for aid-in-dying: ___/___/_____ Attending physician initials: _______________
☐ 7. Written request submitted: ___/___/_____ Attending physician initials: _______________
☐ 8. Offered patient right to rescind (2
nd
time)
Check one of the following (required):
☐ I have determined that the individual has the capacity to make medical decisions and is not suffering from
impaired judgment due to a mental disorder.
☐ I have referred the patient to the mental health specialist
****listed below for one or more consultations to
determine that the individual has the capacity to make medical decisions and is not suffering from
impaired judgment due to a mental disorder.
☐ If a referral was made to a mental health specialist, the mental health specialist has determined that the patient
is not suffering from impaired judgment due to a mental disorder
Mental health specialist’s information, if applicable:
MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST NAME
MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST TITLE & LICENSE NUMBER
MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST ADDRESS (STREET, CITY, ZIP CODE)