(a) 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.
- (b) This section shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this section among states enacting it.
- (c) This section may be cited as the Uniform Determination of Death Act.
As added by P.L.1-1986, SEC.1.