Determination of Death

Miss. Code Ann. tit. 41, ch. 36

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Miss. Code Ann. § 41-36-1 Short title.

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Determination of Death Law.

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-36-3 Determination of death.

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.

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