AB781,,73733. The potential risks, benefits, and probable result of self-administering the prescribed medication to bring about a peaceful death. AB781,,74744. The potential benefits and risks of feasible alternatives, including concurrent or additional treatment options for the individual’s terminal disease, palliative care, comfort care, hospice care, and pain control. AB781,,75755. The individual’s right to rescind the request for medication under this chapter at any time and in any manner. AB781,,7676(d) Inform the individual that there is no obligation to fill the prescription nor an obligation to self-administer the medication if it is obtained. AB781,,7777(e) Provide the individual with a referral for comfort care, palliative care, hospice care, pain control, or any other end-of-life treatment option as requested or as clinically indicated. AB781,,7878(f) Refer the individual to a consulting provider for medical confirmation that the individual requesting medication under this chapter both has a terminal disease with a prognosis of 6 months or less and is mentally capable. AB781,,7979(g) Include the consulting provider’s written determination, as provided under s. 156.15, in the individual’s medical record. AB781,,8080(h) Refer the individual to a licensed mental health care provider if the attending provider observes signs that the individual may not be capable of making an informed decision. AB781,,8181(i) Include the licensed mental health care provider’s written determination, as provided under s. 156.17, in the individual’s medical record if such determination was requested. AB781,,8282(j) Inform the individual of the benefits of notifying next of kin of the individual’s decision to request medication under this chapter. AB781,,8383(k) Fulfill all medical record documentation requirements. AB781,,8484(L) Ensure that all procedures required in order to fulfill a request for medication under this chapter are followed before providing a prescription to a qualified individual for medication under this chapter, including all of the following: AB781,,85851. Confirm that the individual has made an informed decision to obtain a prescription for medication under this chapter. AB781,,86862. Offer the individual an opportunity to rescind the request for medication under this chapter. AB781,,87873. Educate the individual on the recommended procedure for self-administering the medication to be prescribed; the safekeeping and proper disposal of unused medication in accordance with state and federal law; the importance of having another person present when the individual self-administers the medication to be prescribed; and not taking the medication in a public place. AB781,,8888(m) Deliver the prescription personally, by mail, or through an authorized electronic transmission to a licensed pharmacist who will dispense the medication, including any ancillary medications, to the attending provider, to the qualified individual, or to an individual expressly designated by the qualified individual in person or with a signature required on delivery, by mail service or by messenger service, or, if authorized by the federal drug enforcement agency, dispense the prescribed medication, including any ancillary medications, to the qualified individual or an individual expressly designated by the qualified individual in person. AB781,,8989(n) Document in the qualified individual’s medical record the individual’s diagnosis and prognosis, determination of mental capability, the date of the oral request or requests, a copy of the written request, a notation that the requirements under this chapter have been completed, and identification of the medication and ancillary medications prescribed to the qualified individual under this chapter. AB781,,9090(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the attending provider may sign the individual’s death certificate. AB781,,9191156.15 Consulting provider responsibilities. A consulting provider for an individual shall do all of the following with regard to requests for medication under this chapter: AB781,,9292(1) Evaluate the individual and the individual’s relevant medical records. AB781,,9393(2) Confirm, in writing, to the individual’s attending provider that all of the following are true: AB781,,9494(a) The individual has a terminal disease with prognosis of 6 months or less. AB781,,9595(b) The individual is mentally capable. If the consulting provider is unable to confirm that the individual is mentally capable, the consulting provider shall provide documentation that the consulting provider has referred the individual for further evaluation in accordance with s. 156.17. AB781,,9696(c) The individual is acting voluntarily, free from coercion or undue influence. AB781,,9797156.17 Referral for confirmation that the requesting individual is mentally capable. (1) If either an attending provider or a consulting provider is unable to confirm that an individual making a request for medication under this chapter is capable of making an informed decision, the attending provider or the consulting provider shall refer the individual to a licensed mental health care provider for determination regarding mental capability. AB781,,9898(2) The licensed mental health care provider who evaluates the individual under this section shall submit to the requesting attending provider or consulting provider a written determination of whether the individual is mentally capable. AB781,,9999(3) If the licensed mental health care provider determines that the individual is not mentally capable, the individual may not be deemed a qualified individual and the attending provider may not prescribe medication to the individual under this chapter. AB781,,100100156.19 Safe disposal of unused medications. A person who has custody or control of medication prescribed under this chapter after a qualified individual’s death shall dispose of the medication by lawful means in accordance with state and federal guidelines. AB781,,101101156.21 No duty to provide medical aid in dying. (1) A provider shall provide sufficient information to an individual with a terminal disease regarding available options, the alternatives, and the foreseeable risks and benefits of each option so that the individual is able to make informed decisions regarding his or her end-of-life health care, but a provider may choose whether or not to practice medical aid in dying under this chapter.