{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2507c","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 2507C","heading":"Waiting periods and expiration of request [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 19, § 3].","body":"(a) Under § 2505C(b) of this title, an attending physician or attending APRN may not write a prescription under this chapter less than 15 days after the individual’s first oral request for medication to end life in a humane and dignified manner.\n(b) Under § 2508C(11)b. of this title, an attending physician or attending APRN may not write a prescription under this chapter less than 48 hours after the individual’s written request for medication to end life in a humane and dignified manner.\n(c) An individual’s first oral request for medication to end life in a humane and dignified manner expires after 1 year if no medication to end life in a humane and dignified manner is prescribed under this chapter. An individual may make a new oral request for medication to end life in a humane and dignified manner and begin the process under this chapter again.","path":["Title 16. Health and Safety","Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health","CHAPTER 25C. End of Life Options [For application of this chapter, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 19, § 3]"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c025c/index.html#2507C","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:21Z","sha256":"0487d57b94f54ed437a9ab9a3975443f7ce9ce615a8efe554638b8f9ea05f595","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2506c","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2508c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}