Resources

Questions?

If you have questions about MAiD, contact a BCCNM Practice Consultant

• email at practice@bccnm.ca
• call 604.742.6200 or 1.866.880.7101.

Nurses may also seek independent legal advice.

Related Standards of Practice

• Professional Standards for RPNs
• Scope of Practice for Registered Psychiatric Nurses: Standards, Limits and Conditions
• Code of Ethics for RPNs
• 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