{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5433","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 5433","heading":"Forms.","body":"(a) Substance of forms.--\n(1) An advance health care directive may be in the form provided under Subchapter D (relating to combined form) or in any other written form that contains the information required under Subchapters B (relating to living wills) and C (relating to health care agents and representatives).\n(2) A Commonwealth agency that licenses health care providers or regulates health care may not prescribe a mandatory form of an advance health care directive.\n(b) Combining forms.--A living will and health care power of attorney may be combined into one document.","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=33\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"f85d5227fff94d3b6e972dfce3b725e8466887bf7d1941bb6f3adb5c24760b61","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5432","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5434"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}