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http://pahealthcaredecisions.wetpaint.com/Following is a Section in an unofficial format derived from the final form of Senate Bill 628 of 2005, which was enacted by the Legislature and signed by the Governor into law on November 29, 2006 as Act 169 of 2006. This Section is provided for informational purposes only. You should check the official statutory form, and not rely solely on this counterpart. (See: Notice on Home page.)
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Return to Statute Table of Sections§ 5432. Criminal penalties.

(a) Criminal homicide. -- A person shall be subject to prosecution for criminal homicide as provided in 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 12 25 (relating to criminal homicide), if the person intends to cause the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment contrary to the wishes of the principal or patient and, because of that action, directly causes life-sustaining treatment to be withheld or withdrawn and death to be hastened and:

(1) falsifies or forges the advance health care directive, order, bracelet or necklace of that principal or patient; or

(2) willfully conceals or withholds personal knowledge of a revocation of an advance health care directive or DNR status.

(b) Interference with health care directive. -- A person commits a felony of the third degree if that person willfully:

(1) conceals, cancels, alters, defaces, obliterates or damages an advance health care directive, order, bracelet or necklace without the consent of the principal or patient;

(2) causes a person to execute an advance health care directive or order or wear a bracelet or necklace by undue influence, fraud or duress; or

(3) falsifies or forges an advance health care directive, order, bracelet or necklace or any amendment or revocation thereof, the result of which is a direct change in the health care provided to the principal or patient.


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