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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-17-101: Death - Legal definition

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  1. AR Code
  2. Title 20
  3. Chapter 17
  4. Subchapter 1

(a) An individual is dead 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. (b) A determination of death shall be made in accordance with accepted medical standards. Acts 1979, No. 99, §§ 1, 2; 1985, No. 386, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-537, 82-538.

(a) An individual is dead 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.

(1) Irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions; or

(2) Irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem.

(b) A determination of death shall be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.

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