Maryland legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Maryland HB1328: End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
Status: Introduced, February 27, 2025
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) FOR the purpose of authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies…
From the introduced text, February 9, 2025:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) FOR the purpose of authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; providing that the death of a qualified individual by reason of self-administration of certain medication shall be deemed to be a death from certain natural causes for certain purposes; providing that this Act does not authorize certain individuals to end another individual's life by certain means; providing that participation by a health care provider in aid in dying is voluntary; authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to enforce certain provisions of this Act; establishing that a licensed health care professional does not violate the statutory prohibition on assisted suicide by taking certain actions in accordance with this Act; and generally relating to aid in dying. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Criminal Law Section 3-103 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 …