HB2701

In health care, further providing for definitions, for legislative findings and intent, for compliance, for conflicting advance health care directives, for life insurance, for health care instruments optional, for pregnancy and for liability, providing for prohibited conduct and damages, for judicial relief, for implementation, savings provision and transitional provision and for uniformity of application and construction, repealing provisions relating to living wills, providing for health care decisions and advance health care directives, repealing provisions relating to short title of subchapter, providing for advance mental health care directive, further providing for execution, for requirements and options, for when health care power of attorney operative, for appointment of health care agents, for authority of health care agent, for countermand, for amendment, for revocation, for relation of health care agent to court-appointed guardian and other agents, for decisions by health care representative, for duties of attending physician and health care provider, for effect on other State law, for validity and for form, providing for effect of copy and certified physical copy, repealing provisions relating to example and providing for example; repealing provisions relating to mental health care; and making an editorial change.

Introduced·7/14/26
Introduced Text

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.

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Health Committee
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History

Jul 14

House

Referred to Health