Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) - Interior Health

End of Life Care / Palliative Care

Provided by Interior Health

Learn about the process that enables eligible individuals to seek a medically assisted death.
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) is a legal, end-of-life care option in which a MAiD Provider (doctor or nurse practitioner) helps a person who is eligible to voluntarily and intentionally end their life.

Who is eligible to receive Medical Assistance in Dying?
To receive Medical Assistance in Dying, you must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Have a grievous and irremediable medical condition (illness, disease or disability)
  • Be suffering intolerably from this condition
  • Be in an advanced state of decline that cannot be reversed
  • Be at the point in your condition where natural death is reasonably foreseeable
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Be eligible for publicly-funded health services in Canada
  • Request assistance without pressure or influence from anyone else
  • Give informed consent throughout the process, including at the final moment prior to the provision of Medical Assistance in Dying

    If you have questions or difficulty accessing information or services related to MAiD, please contact Interior Health’s MAiD Coordination Centre:
    By phone: 250-469-7073 (Kelowna area) or 1-844-469-7073 (toll-free from other areas).

    • 250-469-7073 or 1-844-469-7073

    Public email: MAiD@interiorhealth.ca

    Website: https://www.interiorhealth.ca...

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