Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-109

Current through Chapter 52 of 2024 Legislative Session
Section 25-48-109 - Death certificate
(1) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the attending physician or the hospice medical director shall sign the death certificate of a qualified individual who obtained and self-administered aid-in-dying medication.
(2) When a death has occurred in accordance with this article, the cause of death shall be listed as the underlying terminal illness and the death does not constitute grounds for post-mortem inquiry under section 30-10-606(1), C.R.S.

C.R.S. § 25-48-109

Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2808, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.