Colorado § 25-48-117 - No duty to prescribe or dispense.
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§ 25-48-117. No duty to prescribe or dispense.
(1) A health-care provider may choose whether to participate in providing medical aid-in-dying medication to an individual in accordance with this article.
(2) If a health-care provider is unable or unwilling to carry out an individual's request for medical aid-in-dying medication made in accordance with this article 48, the provider shall inform the individual of the provider's inability or unwillingness.
(3) If the individual transfers the individual's care to a new health-care provider, the prior health-care provider shall transfer, upon request, a copy of the individual's relevant medical records to the new health-care provider.
Source: Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2812, § 1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016. L. 2024: (2) amended and (3) added, (SB 24-068), ch. 406, p. 2797, § 13, effective August 7.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-48-117 ("No duty to prescribe or dispense.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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