20 Pa. C.S. § 5428

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 5428 - Health care instruments optional

A health care provider, a health care service plan, a health maintenance organization, an insurer issuing disability insurance, a self-insured employee welfare benefit plan, a nonprofit hospital plan and a Federal, State or local government sponsored or operated program may not:

(1) Require an individual to execute an advance health care directive or order or to designate or disqualify a health care representative as a condition for being insured for or receiving health care services.
(2) Charge an individual a different rate or fee whether or not the individual executes or has executed an advance health care directive or order or designated or disqualified a health care representative.

20 Pa.C.S. § 5428

2006, Nov. 29, P.L. 1484, No. 169, §4, effective in 60 days [ 1/29/2007].