{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-41-36-3","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 41-36-3","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 41-36-3","body":"An individual who has sustained either (a) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or (b) 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":["MS Code","Title 41"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"5ed6eb86fec30fd5df92400e27145a42575c7470d7bb421807fa1131765b65cd","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-41-36-1","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-41-37-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}