(1) An adult resident of Colorado may make a request, in accordance with sections 25-48-104 and 25-48-112, to receive a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication if:
(a) The individual's attending provider has diagnosed the individual with a terminal illness with a prognosis of six months or less;
(b) The individual's attending provider has determined the individual has mental capacity; and
(c) The individual has voluntarily expressed the wish to receive a prescription for medical aid-in-dying medication.
(2) The right to request medical aid-in-dying medication does not exist because of age or disability.
Source: Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2804, § 1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016. L. 2024: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, (SB 24-068), ch. 406, p. 2792, § 2, effective August 7.