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2017 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
Chapter 54 - Health Care
Section 5444 - Revocation
Universal Citation: 20 PA Cons Stat § 5444 (2017)
§ 5444. Revocation.
(a) When living will may be revoked.--A living will may be revoked at any time and in any manner by the principal regardless of the mental or physical condition of the principal.
(b) Effect of revocation.--A revocation is effective upon communication to the attending physician or other health care provider by the principal or a witness to the revocation.
(c) Medical record.--The attending physician or other health care provider shall make the revocation part of the medical record of the principal.
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