1. (a) An attending physician who has determined that the prognosis for a patient is for an anticipated death shall:

   1. (1) document such determination in the patient's medical or clinical record; and(2) at the time of such determination and documentation, authorize in writing a specific registered nurse or nurses to make a determination and pronouncement of death, except when an anticipated death occurs in an institution which has adopted policies and procedures pursuant to section 7-62-3 of these regulations. The physician may authorize registered nurse employees in such institution to make a determination and pronouncement of death.
2. (b) The determination and documentation by an attending physician that the prognosis for a patient is for an anticipated death shall be valid for a period of time not to exceed 120 days.
3. (c) A registered nurse who has determined and pronounced death shall document the clinical criteria for such determination and pronouncement in the patient's medical or clinical record and notify the physician who determined that the prognosis for such patient was for an anticipated death pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The registered nurse shall indicate on the death certificate the name of the deceased and the date and time of death, and shall sign the death certificate.

(Effective August 2, 1994)