Pennsylvania § 5428 Health care instruments optional

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5428 — Health care instruments optional

Pennsylvania § 5428

Title 20DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES

Ch. 54HEALTH CARE

Subch.GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5428 (2026).

Text

A health care provider, a health care service plan, a health maintenance organization, an insurer issuing disability insurance, a self-insured employee welfare benefit plan, a nonprofit hospital plan and a Federal, State or local government sponsored or operated program may not:

(1)Require an individual to execute an advance health care directive or order or to designate or disqualify a health care representative as a condition for being insured for or receiving health care services.

(2)Charge an individual a different rate or fee whether or not the individual executes or has executed an advance health care directive or order or designated or disqualified a health care representative.

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A health care provider, a health care service plan, a health maintenance organization, an insurer issuing disability insurance, a self-insured employee welfare benefit plan, a nonprofit hospital plan and a Federal, State or local government sponsored or operated program may not:

(1) Require an individual to execute an advance health care directive or order or to designate or disqualify a health care representative as a condition for being insured for or receiving health care services.

(2) Charge an individual a different rate or fee whether or not the individual executes or has executed an advance health care directive or order or designated or disqualified a health care representative.