{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5444","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 5444","heading":"Revocation.","body":"(a) When living will may be revoked.--A living will may be revoked at any time and in any manner by the principal regardless of the mental or physical condition of the principal.\n(b) Effect of revocation.--A revocation is effective upon communication to the attending physician or other health care provider by the principal or a witness to the revocation.\n(c) Medical record.--The attending physician or other health care provider shall make the revocation part of the medical record of the principal.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 54 HEALTH CARE","SUBCHAPTER B LIVING WILLS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=54\u0026sctn=44\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"de53ec46b7d68bce0abfd7f8cddc1b92dd4ad66f50a034b386fa5d0bccdc6ffc","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5443","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5445"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}