MAID
CANCER
the biggest
driver of
MAID deaths
Grievously ill people in Ontario
are increasingly choosing to
die with medical assistance to
end their pain and suffering.
2,118
People chose to die
with medical assistance
between June 2016 and
September 2018, according
to statistics from the Chief
Coroner of Ontario.
Most of those who died with
medical assistance had been
diagnosed with:
Cancer
When is a report to Health
Canada required?
A report to Health Canada is
required when a physician receives
a written request for MAID, and
that request does not result in a
medically-assisted death. The writ-
ten request must originate with the
patient, explicitly request medical
assistance in dying, and take any
written form, including email or
text message.
Having received a written request
for MAID, physicians must report
any of the following outcomes
directly to Health Canada:
he patient was found to be
T
ineligible for medical assistance
in dying
The patient withdrew their request
for medical assistance in dying
The patient has died from another
cause
The patient was referred to
another practitioner or care
coordination service
The physician prescribed a
substance for medical assistance
in dying that to the physician’s
knowledge did not result in a
medically assisted death within
the prescribed timeframe
How long do I have to make
a report to Health Canada?
Generally, physicians must report
to Health Canada within 30 days
of the above outcomes. However,
where the physician has prescribed
a substance for the patient to
self-administer, and death to the
physician’s knowledge does not oc-
cur, a report must be made between
90 and 120 days of the physician
prescribing the substance.
How do I make a report to
Health Canada?
All reports to Health Canada must
be made directly by physicians
through the Canadian MAID Data
Collection Portal. The College's
Medical Assistance in Dying policy
has been updated to reflect the fed-
eral reporting requirements. Please
visit the policy web page to access
additional resources on this topic.
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