{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5840","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 5840","heading":"Amendment.","body":"While having the capacity to make mental health decisions, a principal may amend a mental health power of attorney by a writing executed in accordance with the provisions of section 5832 (relating to execution).","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 58 MENTAL HEALTH CARE","SUBCHAPTER C MENTAL HEALTH POWERS OF ATTORNEY"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=58\u0026sctn=40\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"2242b26264ab60761b039278425c0b1b3ba2a2116021c1d72577af43110e2df3","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5839","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-5841"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}