§ 41-36-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Determination of Death Law. Sources: Laws, 1981, ch. 410, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved March 24, 1981).

§ 41-36-3. Determination of death. An individual who has sustained either (a) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or (b) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards. Sources: Laws, 1981, ch. 410, § 2, eff from and after passage (approved March 24, 1981).

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