MAID

who can administer MAID medications

physician, NP, patient themselves

eligibility criteria for MAID

• >/= 18 and have decision making capacity (mental competence)

• eligible for public health care

• request it themselves without external influence

• provide informed consent (at the time of request and immediately before receiving)

• have a disease that is serious and incurable or a disability (does not have to be a terminal illness)

• have irreversibly declining capabilities

• suffer from long-lasting, intolerable physical or psychological concerns that cant be improved in a way the patient finds acceptable

how must the request for MAID be performed

• made in writing and signed and dated by the patient and an independent witness

• the request can be withdrawn at any time

temporary exclusion of MAID

• if an individuals sole health condition is mental illness, they are not eligible to receive MAID until 2027

who determines if a patient qualifies for MAID

• two independent HCP (physician or NP) : they do not know each other or the patient, and there is no potential for personal benefit (at least one must have specialty knowledge in that illness)

• patient will be asked for final consent again before medication is administered

what should the patient be informed of before they continue MAID

• other methods to help with their suffering, like counselling, community services

how long does the eligibility process take

3 months

MAID kit contains

• mizadolam: anxiolytic

• lidocaine: anesthetic

• propofol-anesthetic and coma inducing

• rocuronium (neuromuscular blockers to stop respiration)

back up kit in case of failure