Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-109
Death certificate.
Effective Aug 7, 2024Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2808, § 1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016. L. 2024: (1) amended, (SB 24-068), ch. 406, p. 2794, § 8, effective August 7.
- (1) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the attending provider or the hospice medical director shall sign the death certificate of a qualified individual who obtained and self-administered medical 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.
Source: Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2808, § 1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016. L. 2024: (1) amended, (SB 24-068), ch. 406, p. 2794, § 8, effective August 7.