71-7201 Act, how cited. Sections 71-7201 to 71-7203 shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Determination of Death Act.
Source: Laws 1992, LB 906, § 1.

71-7202 Determination of death. Only an individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions, or (2) 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.
Source: Laws 1992, LB 906, § 2.

71-7203 Act, how construed. The Uniform Determination of Death Act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of the act among states enacting it.
Source: Laws 1992, LB 906, § 3.

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