{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-4-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4-16","heading":"Uniform determination of death.","body":"A person 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 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 4 Office of State Medical Examiners"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-4/23-4-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:38Z","sha256":"74c48d47562b2ba7fabd31ff50ea7e7b109c77406e941a9d5962b59a4f4e8ee2","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-4-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-4.1-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}