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Title: Oregons Death with Dignity Act


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Oregons Death withDignity Act
  • Allows terminally ill Oregon residents to obtain
    prescriptions for self-administered, lethal
    medications from their physicians and use it to
    hasten their deaths.

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Physician-Assisted Suicidevs. Euthanasia
  • How is the lethal medication administered?
  • Self-administered by patient physician-assisted
    suicide
  • By third party euthanasia

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Who can participatein the Act?
  • Oregon residents
  • Adults (18 years of age or older)
  • Diagnosed with a terminal illness
  • Prognosis of death within 6 months
  • Able to make and communicate health care
    decisions on own behalf

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Patient Demographics
  • Equally likely to be male or female
  • Median age 70 years
  • White
  • High school graduate or higher education
  • Divorced or never married

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Role of the Department of Human Services
  • Collect data on participation in the Act
  • Compile an annual report

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Vital Records Responsibilities
  • Collect data
  • Design instruments
  • Create and maintain computer files
  • Data analysis
  • Report writing

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State Registrar is notified when
  • Lethal prescription is written
  • Written request from patient
  • Attending Physician Compliance Form
  • Consulting Physician Compliance Form
  • Psychiatric/Psychological Consultants Compliance
    Form (optional)
  • Medication is dispensed
  • Pharmacy Dispensing Form

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Additional Contacts
  • Internal Data Collection Instruments
  • DWDA Active File created
  • Chronology and Death Certificate Extract Form
  • Physician interview form
  • Phone contact(s)
  • Contacts to advocacy groups

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Confidentiality
  • Identifying information about participating
    patients and physicians is confidential
  • Every year, physician information is stripped
    from the electronic files
  • Only two documents are retained all other
    records are destroyed

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The Future
  • Ashcroft case may go on to U.S. Supreme Court
  • Other states will probably consider whether to
    pass similar laws for themselves

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Quick Facts - Staffing
  • 1 Research Analyst (.25 FTE)
  • 1 Medical Epidemiologist (.05 FTE)
  • 1 Executive Support Specialist (.05 FTE)

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Quick Facts - Funding
  • Annual Budget - 0
  • The Death with Dignity Act is an unfunded mandate
  • Est. cost per year in staff time - 18,850

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Want more information?
  • Check our website
  • http//www.dhs.state.or.us/
  • publichealth/chs/pas/pas.cfm
  • Contact Darcy Niemeyer
  • (503) 731-4023
  • darcy.niemeyer_at_state.or.us
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