{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-446.400","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 446.400","heading":"Determination of death -- Minimal conditions to be met.","body":"For all legal purposes, the occurrence of human death shall be determined in accordance\nwith the usual and customary standards of medical practice, provided that death shall not\nbe determined to have occurred unless the following minimal conditions have been met:\n(1) When respiration and circulation are not artificially maintained, there is an\nirreversible cessation of spontaneous respiration and circulation; or\n(2) When respiration and circulation are artificially maintained, and there is a total and\nirreversible cessation of all brain function, including the brain stem and that such\ndetermination is made by two (2) licensed physicians.","path":["KRS Chapter 446"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19420","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:20Z","sha256":"8057efa00357690d586e67d321b556f435afa7a33c11247f787b3506dabb5c7e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-446.350","next":"us-ky/krs-447.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}