California End of Life Option Act Timeline (HSC 443.3)
Checks California End of Life Option Act request timing and witnesses under Health and Safety Code 443.3.
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- First oral request
- 2026-09-01T10:00
- Second oral request
- 2026-09-03T09:00
Result: Oral requests 47 hours apart fall short of the 48 hours that 443.3(a) requires.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- First oral request (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM)
- Second oral request (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM)
- Witness 1
- Witness 2
- Adult (18 or older)
- Capacity to make medical decisions
- Terminal disease, death expected within six months
- California resident, with proof
- Able to self-administer
How this is calculated
Cal. Health & Safety Code 443.2 and 443.3 (as amended by SB 380, Stats. 2021, ch. 542). Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.