Health care instruments optional - 20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5428
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§ 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.
Section: 5421 5422 5423 5424 5425 5426 5427 5428 5429 5430 5431 5432 5433 5434 5441
Last modified: November 27, 2007
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