Section 241.1 — Criminal Code: Definitions

The following definitions apply in this section and in sections 241.2 to 241.4. medical assistance in dying means the administering by a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner of a substance to a person, at their request, that causes their death; or the prescribing or providing by a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner of a substance to a person, at their request, so that they may self-administer the substance and in doing so cause their own death. ( aide médicale à mourir ) medical practitioner means a person who is entitled to practise medicine under the laws of a province. ( médecin ) nurse practitioner means a registered nurse who, under the laws of a province, is entitled to practise as a nurse practitioner —

or under an equivalent designation — and to autonomously make diagnoses, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe substances and treat patients. ( infirmier praticien ) pharmacist means a person who is entitled to practise pharmacy under the laws of a province. ( pharmacien )