Delaware Code § 16-2507C

Waiting periods and expiration of request [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 19, §
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(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.
(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.
(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.

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