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20 PA. C.S.A. CHAPTER 54 -- HEALTH CARE

(Effective January 29, 2007)

Subchapter
  • A. General Provisions
  • B. Living Wills
  • C. Health Care Agents and Representatives
  • D. Combined Form
  • E. Out-of-Hospital Nonresuscitation

SUBCHAPTER A
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section
5421. Applicability.
5422. Definitions.
5423. Legislative findings and intent.
5424. Compliance.
5425. Conflicting advance health care directives.
5426. Death not suicide or homicide.
5427. Life insurance.
5428. Health care instruments optional.
5429. Pregnancy.
5430. Effect of divorce.
5431. Liability.
5432. Criminal penalties.
5433. Forms.
5434. Construction.

SUBCHAPTER B
LIVING WILLS
Section
5441. Short title of subchapter.
5442. Execution.
5443. When living will operative.
5444. Revocation.
5445. Emergency medical services.
5446. Validity.

SUBCHAPTER C
HEALTH CARE AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES

Section
5451. Short title of subchapter.
5452. Execution.
5453. Requirements and options.
5454. When health care power of attorney operative.
5455. Appointment of health care agents.
5456. Authority of health care agent.
5457. Countermand.
5458. Amendment.
5459. Revocation.
5460. Relation of health care agent to court-appointed guardian and other agents.
5461. Decisions by health care representative.
5462. Duties of attending physician and health care provider.
5463. Effect on other State law.
5464. Validity.
5465. Form.

SUBCHAPTER D
COMBINED FORM
Section
5471. Example.

SUBCHAPTER E
OUT-OF-HOSPITAL NONRESUSCITATION
Section
5481. Short title of subchapter.
5482. Legislative findings and intent.
5483. Definitions.
5484. Orders, bracelets and necklaces.
5485. Revocation.
5486. Absence of order, bracelet or necklace.
5487. Emergency medical services.
5488. Advisory committee.


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