{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5421","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 5421","heading":"Applicability.","body":"(a) General rule.--This chapter applies to advance health care directives and out-of-hospital nonresuscitation orders.\n(b) Preservation of existing rights.--The provisions of this chapter shall not impair or supersede any existing rights or responsibilities not addressed in this chapter.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 54 HEALTH CARE","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=54\u0026sctn=21\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"84b31a65255db7627532c4229cb6a19b444021839a47e3c498bdc904e7d0f667","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5321","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5422"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}