Pennsylvania HB2701 amends health care laws to update definitions, repeal living wills, and clarify advance health care directives.

Pennsylvania HB2701 amends Title 20 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to redefine terms related to health care directives, repeal provisions about living wills, and clarify the process for creating and executing advance health care directives. The bill specifies that advance health care directives, including powers of attorney for health care, must be in a record and signed by the principal and two adult witnesses. It also outlines the rights and duties of health care agents and default surrogates, including their authority to make decisions and access health information.

Pennsylvania HB2701 amends health care laws to update definitions, repeal living wills, and clarify advance health care directives.

Pennsylvania HB2701 amends Title 20 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to redefine terms related to health care directives, repeal provisions about living wills, and clarify the process for creating and executing advance health care directives. The bill specifies that advance health care directives, including powers of attorney for health care, must be in a record and signed by the principal and two adult witnesses. It also outlines the rights and duties of health care agents and default surrogates, including their authority to make decisions and access health information.