106Administration of voluntary assisted dying substance

106 Administration of voluntary assisted dying substance

106 Administration of voluntary assisted dying substance

(1) This section applies if—

(a) the person has made an administration decision, and

(b) the person or the person’s agent advises the health entity that the person wishes to self-administer a voluntary assisted dying substance or have the person’s administering practitioner administer a voluntary assisted dying substance to the person, and

(c) the health entity does not provide, to persons to whom health care is provided at the health establishment, access to the administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance at the establishment.

(2) The health entity must take reasonable steps to facilitate the transfer of the person to a place where the person may be administered, or may self-administer, a voluntary assisted dying substance.

(3) In making a decision under subsection (2) about the reasonable steps that may be taken to facilitate the transfer of the person, the health entity must have regard to the following—

(a) whether the transfer would be likely to cause serious harm to the person,

(b) whether the transfer would be likely to adversely affect the person’s access to voluntary assisted dying,

(c) whether the transfer would cause undue delay and prolonged suffering in accessing voluntary assisted dying,

(d) whether the place to which the person is proposed to be transferred is available to receive the person,

(e) whether the person would incur financial loss or costs because of the transfer.