Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5447 (2026)

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§ 5447. Form.

A living will may be in any written form expressing the wishes of a principal regarding the initiation, continuation, withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and may include other specific directions, including, but not limited to, designation of a health care agent to make health care decisions for the principal if the principal is determined to be incompetent and to have an end-stage medical condition or is permanently unconscious. An example of a living will appears in the combined form set forth in Subchapter D (relating to combined form).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2018–2018 · leading case: Review & Vacatur of Local Orphans' Court Rules (Pa. 2018).

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Review & Vacatur of Local Orphans' Court Rules (Pa. 2018). “See 20 Pa.C.S. § 5447 (a living will can contain a designation of a health care agent if the principal is incompetent and has an end-stage medical condition or is permanently unconscious); 20 Pa.”

Order Rescinding & Replacing Rules 14.1 Through 14.5 & Forms G-01 Through G-04, & Amending Rules 1.5, 5.10 Through 5.12 & Index to Appendix of PA Orphans' Court Rules (Pa. 2018). “See 20 Pa.C.S. § 5447 (a living will can contain a designation of a health care agent if the principal is incompetent and has an end-stage medical condition or is permanently unconscious); 20 Pa.”

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