Right to Die at Home Bill (HL Bill 37)

1 Right to die at home

(1) The Secretary of State shall by regulations make provision for any eligible
person resident in the United Kingdom to have an effective right to die at home
or at the place that the person regards as home.

(2) 5Regulations under this section must—

(a) provide that if a person informs their General Practitioner (GP) that
they wish to die at home or the place they regard as home, the GP must
clearly record this information in the person’s medical records;

(b) provide that health and care staff shall be required to implement and
10facilitate the wish of a person to die at home or the place they regard as
home;

(c) define “home” and “the place that the person regards as home”;

(d) define who is eligible for the right, including who is regarded as
resident in the United Kingdom for this purpose;

(e) 15in defining who is eligible for the right, provide that the right becomes
effective if an attending doctor considers that the person is likely to die
within three months;

(f) require the Secretary of State to provide statutory guidance for health
and care services on the effective implementation of the right; and

(g) 20allow the Secretary of State to take such other actions as the Secretary
of State deems appropriate to support the exercise of the right.

(3) Once regulations have been made under this section, the Secretary of State
shall promote public awareness of the right.

(4) Regulations under this section must be made by statutory instrument, and may
25not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved
by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

2 Extent, commencement and short title

(1) This Act extends to England only.

(2) This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed.

(3) This Act may be cited as the Right to Die at Home Act 2015.