Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
Chapter 58 - Mental Health Care

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 58 was added November 30, 2004, P.L.1525, No.194,...

Section 5801 - Applicability - (a) General rule.--This chapter applies to mental health declarations and...

Section 5802 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 5803 - Legislative findings and intent - (a) Intent.--This chapter provides a means for competent adults to...

Section 5804 - Compliance - (a) Duty to comply.-- (1) An attending physician and mental...

Section 5805 - Liability - (a) General rule.--A person who is a physician, another mental...

Section 5806 - Penalties - (a) Offense defined.--A person commits a felony of the third...

Section 5807 - Rights and responsibilities - (a) Declarants and principals.--Persons who execute a declaration or a...

Section 5808 - Combining mental health instruments - (a) General rule.--A declaration and mental health power of attorney...

Section 5821 - Short title of subchapter - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 5822 - Execution - (a) Who may make.--An individual who is at least 18...

Section 5823 - Form - A declaration may be in the following form or any...

Section 5824 - Operation - (a) When operative.--A declaration becomes operative when: (1) A copy...

Section 5825 - Revocation - (a) When declaration may be revoked.--A declaration may be revoked...

Section 5826 - Amendment - (a) Capacity to amend.--While having the capacity to make mental...

Section 5831 - Short title of subchapter - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 5832 - Execution - (a) Who may make.--An individual who is at least 18...

Section 5833 - Form - (a) Requirements.--A mental health power of attorney must do the...

Section 5834 - Operation - (a) When operative.--A mental health power of attorney shall become...

Section 5835 - Appointment of mental health care agents - (a) Successor mental health care agents.--A principal may appoint one...

Section 5836 - Authority of mental health care agent - (a) Extent of authority.--Except as expressly provided otherwise in a...

Section 5837 - Removal of agent - (a) Grounds for removal.--A mental health care agent may be...

Section 5838 - Effect of divorce - If the spouse of a principal is designated as the...

Section 5839 - Revocation - (a) When a mental health power of attorney may be...

Section 5840 - Amendment - While having the capacity to make mental health decisions, a...

Section 5841 - Relation of mental health care agent to court-appointed guardian and other agents - (a) Procedure.-- (1) Upon receipt of notice of a guardianship...

Section 5842 - Duties of attending physician and mental health care provider - (a) Compliance with decisions of mental health care agent.--Subject to...

Section 5843 - Construction - (a) General rule.--Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to:...

Section 5844 - Conflicting provisions - If a provision of a mental health power of attorney...

Section 5845 - Validity - This subchapter shall not be construed to limit the validity...