Resources

Questions

If you have questions about MAiD, contact our team by completing the Standards Support intake form​.

Nurses may also seek independent legal advice​​.​

Related Standards of Practice

• Professional Standards for RNs & NPs
• Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners: Standards, Limits and Conditions
• Consent practice standard
• Duty to Provide Care practice standard
• Documentation practice standard
• Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship practice standard
• Privacy and Confidentiality practice standard

External Resources

• Online course: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) for Nurses (RNs, RPNs, and LPNs). Accessible through the Provincial Health Services Authority learning hub.
• BC government MAiD resource page (including links to Health Authority MAiD Coordination Services)
  • Information for health-care providers
  • Provincial forms
• Federal government MAiD resource page
  • Infographic: Canada's new MAiD law
• Canadian Nurses Protective Society - Medical Assistance in Dying: What every nurse should know
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC Professional Standards and Guidelines on Medical Assistance in Dying