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§ 5822. Execution

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 20 Pa.C.S.A. Decedents, Estates and FiduciariesEffective: January 31, 2005

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 20 Pa.C.S.A. Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 58. Mental Health Care
Subchapter B. Mental Health Declarations
Effective: January 31, 2005
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 5822
§ 5822. Execution
Currentness
(a) Who may make.--An individual who is at least 18 years of age or an emancipated minor and has not been deemed incapacitated pursuant to section 5511 (relating to petition and hearing; independent evaluation) or severely mentally disabled pursuant to Article III of the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L. 817, No. 143),1 known as the Mental Health Procedures Act, may make a declaration governing the initiation, continuation, withholding or withdrawal of mental health treatment.
(b) Requirements.--A declaration must be:
(1) Dated and signed by the declarant by signature or mark or by another individual on behalf of and at the direction of the declarant.
(2) Witnessed by two individuals, each of whom must be at least 18 years of age.
(c) Witnesses.--
(1) An individual who signs a declaration on behalf of and at the direction of a declarant may not witness the declaration.
(2) A mental health care provider and its agent may not sign a declaration on behalf of and at the direction of a declarant if the mental health care provider or agent provides mental health care services to the declarant.

Credits

2004, Nov. 30, P.L. 1525, No. 194, § 1, effective in 60 days [Jan. 31, 2005].

Footnotes

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50 P.S. § 7301 et seq.
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 5822, PA ST 20 Pa.C.S.A. § 5822
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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