Pennsylvania Living Will Form

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A Pennsylvania living will records a person’s end-of-life treatment wishes. Triggered upon the patient’s incapacitation, the document instructs healthcare providers on whether to administer or withhold certain treatments. It can also be used to authorize organ donation or an autopsy.

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Pennsylvania Living Will Form

Last updated December 14th, 2025

A Pennsylvania living will records a person’s end-of-life treatment wishes. Triggered upon the patient’s incapacitation, the document instructs healthcare providers on whether to administer or withhold certain treatments. It can also be used to authorize organ donation or an autopsy.

Statutory Definition

“Living will.”  A writing made in accordance with this chapter that expresses a principal’s wishes and instructions for health care and health care directions when the principal is determined to be incompetent and has an end-stage medical condition or is permanently unconscious.[2]

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Sources

  1. § 5442(b)(2)
  2. § 5422