TITLE X
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 141-D
UNIFORM DETERMINATION OF DEATH ACT

Section 141-D:1

    141-D:1 Title. – This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Determination of Death Act."

Source. 1986, 191:1, eff. July 1, 1987.

Section 141-D:2

    141-D:2 Determination of Death. – 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 shall be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.

Source. 1986, 191:1, eff. July 1, 1987.