An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, 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 uniformit...

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The bill revises Title 20 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, adding new definitions, addressing conflicts among directives, and setting rules for life‑insurance and pregnancy matters. It repeals outdated sections on living wills and mental‑health directives while establishing uniform procedures for health‑care powers of attorney and their agents. The changes aim to simplify and modernize how individuals plan for health‑care decisions.

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