{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5486","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 5486","heading":"Absence of order, bracelet or necklace.","body":"If an order has not been issued by an attending physician, a presumption does not arise as to the intent of the individual to consent to or to refuse the initiation, continuation or termination of life-sustaining treatment.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 54 HEALTH CARE","SUBCHAPTER E OUT-OF-HOSPITAL NONRESUSCITATION"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=54\u0026sctn=86\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"4ffe2c340f28bb48be0e19cb14ec35b4168abb6d46c02faeb9b133f63089b4a6","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5485","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5487"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}