PRINTER'S NO. 2497
No. 1961 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY LANGTRY, FLICK, SIRIANNI, BOWSER, PETRONE, MORRIS,
GEIST, FOX, BUNT, TRELLO, SEVENTY, E. Z. TAYLOR, HALUSKA,
MRKONIC, HARPER, STABACK, TIGUE, BELFANTI AND BELARDI,
NOVEMBER 17, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, NOVEMBER 17, 1987
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
2 act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
3 welfare laws of the Commonwealth," prohibiting owners,
4 operators or employees of personal care boarding homes from
5 having power of attorney for residents thereof.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
9 as the Public Welfare Code, is amended by adding a section to
10 read:
11 Section 212. Certain Powers of Attorney Prohibited.--No
12 owner, operator or employe of a personal care boarding home
13 shall have power of attorney for any resident of that facility
14 and any instrument or agreement purporting to give that
15 authority is hereby declared void and unenforceable.
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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