Section 44-43-460. When individual is deemed to be dead; standards applicable to determination.

SC Code § 44-43-460 (2019) (N/A)
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An individual who has sustained 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 must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.

HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 339, Section 2; 2006 Act No. 334, Section 1, eff June 2, 2006.