PRINTER'S NO. 2097

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 1711 Session of 1999

        INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, BELARDI, BELFANTI, CAWLEY, CLARK,
           L. I. COHEN, CORRIGAN, DAILEY, DeLUCA, FARGO, FREEMAN,
           GIGLIOTTI, GLADECK, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HORSEY, JAMES,
           JOSEPHS, MAHER, MELIO, MUNDY, RAMOS, ROONEY, ROSS, SEYFERT,
           SNYDER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STEELMAN, E. Z. TAYLOR, WILLIAMS
           AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 16, 1999

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 16, 1999

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the
     2     Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
     3     advance health care directive declarations and for advance
     4     health care directive emergency medical services; and making
     5     an appropriation.

     6     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     7  hereby enacts as follows:
     8     Section 1.  Sections 5404 and 5413 of Title 20 of the
     9  Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended by adding
    10  subsections to read:
    11  § 5404.  Declaration.
    12     * * *
    13     (b.1)  Driver's license or identification card.--Beginning as
    14  soon as practicable, but no later than January 1, 2000, the
    15  Department of Transportation shall redesign the driver's license
    16  and identification card application system to process requests
    17  for an individual to indicate on the driver's license or

     1  identification card that the individual has executed a
     2  declaration. The following question shall be asked:
     3         Do you wish to have notice of your advance directive for
     4         health care printed on your driver's license or
     5         identification card?
     6  Only an affirmative response of an individual shall be noted on
     7  the front of the driver's license or identification card and
     8  shall clearly indicate that the individual has executed a
     9  declaration.
    10     * * *
    11  § 5413.  Emergency medical services.
    12     * * *
    13     (d)  Accidents.--Police and emergency medical services
    14  personnel shall take reasonable steps to insure that a victim's
    15  driver's license or personal identification card under section
    16  5404(b.1) (relating to declaration) accompanies the victim to
    17  the health care facility where the victim is treated.
    18     Section 2.  The sum of $   , or as much thereof as may be
    19  necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Department of
    20  Transportation for the fiscal year July 1, 1998, to June 30,
    21  1999, to implement the addition of 20 Pa.C.S. § 5404(b.1).
    22     Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.






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