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Delaware Code Title 16. Health and Safety § 2504C. Qualified patients:  requirements

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) An individual who meets all of the following requirements is a qualified patient under this chapter:

(1) The individual is an adult resident of Delaware.

(2) The individual's attending physician or attending APRN has completed all of the requirements under § 2508C of this title.

(3) A consulting physician or consulting APRN has completed all of the requirements under § 2509C of this title.

(4) The individual has made an informed decision to voluntarily request medication to end their life in a humane and dignified manner, under § 2505C of this title.

(b) An individual cannot be a qualified patient under this section solely because of the individual's age or disability.

(c) A request for medication to end their life in a humane and dignified manner must be made by the individual with a terminal illness and may not be made by any other individual, including the terminally ill individual's guardian or other surrogate health-care decision maker or by the individual in an advance health-care directive.

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