§63-3121. Sections 1 through 3 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Determination of Death Act".

§63-3122. 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; provided however all reasonable attempts to restore spontaneous circulatory or respiratory functions shall first be made, prior to such declaration.

§63-3123. 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 this act among states enacting it. This act does not concern itself with living wills, death with dignity, euthanasia, rules on death certificates, maintaining life support beyond brain death in cases of pregnant women or of organ donors, and protection for the dead body.

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