Death With Dignity

For Those in Washington

The Washington Death with Dignity Act (Initiative 1000), codified as RCW 70.245, was approved on November 4, 2008, and took effect on March 5, 2009.

The law allows certain terminally ill adults who are Washington residents to request a prescription for medication that they may self-administer. Eligibility requirements and safeguards apply, including that the patient is 18 or older and has a terminal condition with a life expectancy of six months or less.

Klickitat Valley Health providers do not prescribe Death with Dignity medications.

To read Klickitat Valley Health’s Death with Dignity policy, click here. If document does not open automatically, please check your ‘Downloads’ folder.

Care Support

Although KVH providers do not prescribe Death with Dignity medication, KVH does offer advance care planning, including:

• End-of-life education
• Evaluation of treatment options
• Hospice and palliative care
• Spiritual care
• Pain and symptom management

To see a full list of Death with Dignity services offered at KVH, click here. If document does not open automatically, please check your ‘Downloads’ folder.

Resources

A few trusted resources to learn more about Washington’s Death With Dignity Act and related support services can be found here:

• End of Life Washington
• Death With Dignity Act
• Compassionate Choices