FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Beutel Robert J 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/01/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PENN TREATY AMERICAN CORP [PTA] (Last) (First) (Middle) 3440 LEHIGH STREET, C/O PENN TREATY AMERICAN CORPORATION 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ALLENTOWN, PA 18103 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 15,500 D (1)   Common Stock 527,290 I See footnote (2) Common Stock 14,700 I See footnote (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
None (4)	  (4)	  (4)	None (4)	(4)	$ (4)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Beutel Robert J 3440 LEHIGH STREET C/O PENN TREATY AMERICAN CORPORATION ALLENTOWN, PA 18103	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Linda G. Carraghan, by Power of Attorney for Robert J. Beutel		05/12/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares held by Mr. Beutel via his retirement savings account and personal account.
(2)	Shares held in two corporate accounts. Mr. Beutel is the president of both corporations and a holder of over 10% of each of these two accounts, but he is not the sole beneficiary.
(3)	Shares held by Mr. Beutel's wife (via her retirement account and personal account) as to which beneficial ownership is disclaimed.
(4)	No Table II securities beneficially owned.

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