Medical Assistance in Dying
Alberta Health Services - Provincial Health Services
- Description
- This service is a healthcare option available to Albertans at the end-of-life. It allows a capable adult suffering from a grievous and irremediable medical condition to voluntarily request medicine that will bring about their death. MAID is a legislated and regulated service with specific legal requirements under Canadian Law.
Alberta Health Services has developed a MAID Care Coordination Service to act as a single point of contact for patients, families and health care providers.
MAID is not an urgent service and the process can take varying lengths of time depending on your circumstance. To qualify for this service, you must meet all the eligibility criteria set out by federal law.For further information:
Key Provider: doctors, nurse practioners (NPs) - Eligibility
- N/A
- Application Process
- Service Access: See below, Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.
For additional information, please visit our website www.ahs.ca/MAID.
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: N/A,
- Telephone
- 811 (Health Link)
- Web Site
- https://www.AHS.ca/MAID
- MAID.careteam@ahs.ca(MAID); palliative.care@ahs.ca(Allend-of-lifeoptions)
- Fees
- Fee: N/A
Fee Reduction: N/A
Membership Fee: N/A - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- September 24, 2024
- Hours of Operation
The Medical Assistance in Dying Care Coordination Team is available during business hours on Monday – Friday. Emails are monitored each weekday.
Contact 811, 24 hours a day 7 days a week, if you would like to speak to someone on MAID and be referred to the Care Coordination Team.
