{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-601","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-601","heading":"Standard.","body":"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.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 6. Death.","Subchapter I. Determination of Death."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-601","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"581c6f84a38ed074310f13ee175c6d68d02c6e251f5b99e360976e2915714398","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-581","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-621"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}