{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-146.71","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 146.71","heading":"Determination of death.","body":"An individual who has sustained either irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death shall be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.","path":["Chs. 145-160, Public Health","Chapter 146 Miscellaneous Health Provisions"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/146.71","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:57Z","sha256":"9722521be25476d005d1029dc8683f92425f0693cbc4a944b07be791d6ad21fb","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-146.69","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-146.81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}