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Safeguards for persons whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable
The following procedural safeguards apply to persons’ whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable (*indicates safeguards specific to those requests):
- request for MAID must be made in writing: a written request must be signed by one independent witness, and it must be made after the person is informed that they have a “grievous and irremediable medical condition” (a paid professional personal or health care worker can be an independent witness)
- two independent doctors or nurse practitioners must provide an assessment and confirm that all of the eligibility requirements are met
- *if neither of the two practitioners who assesses eligibility has expertise in the medical condition that is causing the person’s suffering, they must consult with a practitioner who has such expertise
- the person must be informed that they can withdraw their request at any time, in any manner
- *the person must be informed of available and appropriate means to relieve their suffering, including counselling services, mental health and disability support services, community services, and palliative care, and must be offered consultations with professionals who provide those services
- *the person and the practitioners must have discussed reasonable and available means to relieve the person’s suffering, and agree that the person has seriously considered those means
- *the eligibility assessments must take at least 90 days, but this period can be shortened if the person is about to lose the capacity to make health care decisions, as long as both assessments have been completed
- immediately before MAID is provided, the practitioner must give the person an opportunity to withdraw their request and ensure that they give express consent
https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/ad-am/bk-di.html#e
It doesn't sound like an addict can just walk into a clinic and asked to be hooked up to a death machine.
Also, since Health Care in Canada falls under Provincial jurisdiction, they don't have to offer MAID / limit reasoning for it (at least from a insurance coverage standpoint -- this will probably be a private clinic service.). Seriously doubt this gets added to the Health Act.
It's more or less a legality measure, not mandated offering.