End-of-life care: the FIQ is pleased that Bill 11 recognizes the expertise and skills of healthcare professionals
In 2021, healthcare professionals were consulted for the preparation of a brief to the Special Commission on the evolution of the Act respecting end-of-life care. During this participation, several recommendations were made. One of them was to allow specialized nurse practitioners (SNP) to administer medical assistance in dying.
In reading Bill 11, the Federations are happy to see that the healthcare professionals’ expertise and skills have been recognized. With the changes made by this Bill on the Nurses Act and the Act respecting end-of-life care, SNPs will now be able to determine that a patient may receive continuous sedation or medical assistance in dying and administer it as permitted in the Criminal Code since 2016.
Bill 11 : comments by the FIQ
Nurses will also be able to record the death of patients and complete the necessary documents. Remember they were able to carry out these activities during the pandemic under the health emergency decrees. The Federations are pleased to see that this practice is now standardized.
In short, the FIQ and FIQP want to point out that Bill 11 is part of a long democratic, transparent and public process. In this respect, the Federations welcome the participation of several experts and community groups in the debate in this societal project.