PA HB720

Health care facilities and providers are prohibited from withholding life-sustaining measures or issuing do-not-resuscitate orders for minors without written consent from at least one parent or legal guardian

Parents or legal guardians may revoke previously given consent in writing at any time, and revocation takes precedence over prior consent; if parents disagree, life-sustaining measures must be implemented

Providers must make good faith efforts to contact parents within 48 hours; if contact cannot be made within that period, the parental consent requirements do not apply

Facilities may not interfere with parents seeking second opinions or transferring their child to another provider, and must continue life-sustaining care until transfer is initiated

Courts are prohibited from withdrawing life-sustaining measures over parental objection unless there is clear medical evidence of destruction of the child's circulatory or respiratory system