Will Laws
Pennsylvania
Will Laws
Pennsylvania
Here you will find legal terms and their application by state as this can vary depending on where you live.
Reciprocity - The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another. Certain states will limit the extent to which they honor health care directives(reciprocity) from other states, meaning they will only accept them so far as they comply with their own laws. This creates a bit of a legal grey area, however, most times it doesn't become an issue.
State Law Citation and Title
PA ST 20 P.a.C.S.A. § 2101 to 2110Pennsylvania Statutes Title 20, Chapter 21 (Intestate Succession)
State Law Statute
20§5401 et seq. Advanced Directive for Health Care Act
Specific Powers
Any medical procedure or intervention that serves only to prolong the process of dying or maintain the patient in a state of permanent unconsciousness; includes artificially or invasively administered nutrition and hydration if specifically provided for in declaration. Does not apply to emergency medical services.
Revocation Duration
A living will can be revoked at any time, in any manner, regardless of the declarants current physical or mental condition. Revocation is effective upon communication to physician.
Transfer Unwilling
Unwilling physician must inform declarant, surrogate, or family, and make every reasonable effort to assist in the transfer of declarant to complying physician