GroundRules
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-460: When individual is deemed to be dead; standards applicable to determination.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 44 - HEALTH
- CHAPTER 43 Dispositions of Human Bodies and Parts; Post-Mortem Examinations
- ARTICLE 6 Uniform Determination of Death Act
An individual who has sustained irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or 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.
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