A living will may be in any written form expressing the wishes of a principal regarding the initiation, continuation, withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and may include other specific directions, including, but not limited to, designation of a health care agent to make health care decisions for the principal if the principal is determined to be incompetent and to have an end-stage medical condition or is permanently unconscious. An example of a living will appears in the combined form set forth in Subchapter D (relating to combined form). SUBCHAPTER C HEALTH CARE AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES Sec. 5451. Short title of subchapter. 5452. Execution. 5453. Requirements and options. 5454. When health care power of attorney operative. 5455. Appointment of health care agents. 5456. Authority of health care agent. 5457. Countermand. 5458. Amendment. 5459. Revocation. 5460. Relation of health care agent to court-appointed guardian and other agents. 5461. Decisions by health care representative. 5462. Duties of attending physician and health care provider. 5463. Effect on other State law. 5464. Validity. 5465. Form.
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