{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-22-31-1","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 22-31-1","heading":"Determination of Death.","body":"An individual who, in the opinion of a medical doctor licensed in Alabama, 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.","path":["Title 22 Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.","Title 1 Health and Environmental Control Generally.","Chapter 31 Determination of Death."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=22-31-1","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"7cfd1e6aa569f432e4d40344c52648abb66ed5af656332eef6918427ff7455dc","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-22-30f-11","next":"us-al/ala.-code-22-31-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}