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This bill, the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act, establishes rights, procedures, and protections related to medical aid in dying in New Mexico. The key provisions include: defining terms like "medical aid in dying," "qualified individual," and "terminal illness"; setting requirements for health care providers to prescribe medical aid in dying medication; establishing a 48-hour waiting period and procedures for determining capacity; prohibiting certain actions like euthanasia while providing immunity for health care providers who participate in or refuse to participate in medical aid in dying; and requiring reporting of relevant data to the state. The bill also amends the existing law on assisting suicide to exclude actions taken under the new End-of-Life Options Act.

Health and Social Services

https://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legislation.aspx?chamber=S&legtype=B&legno=308&year=21