2013 District of Columbia Code
Division I — GOVERNMENT OF DISTRICT
Title 7 — HUMAN HEALTH CARE AND SAFETY
Subtitle A — GENERAL
Chapter 6 — DEATH
Subchapter I — DETERMINATION OF DEATH
Section 7-601 — Standard.
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 must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.
History
(Feb. 25, 1982, D.C. Law 4-68, § 2, 28 DCR 5045.)
Annotations
Section References. This section is referenced in § 19-505.
Prior Codifications. 1981 Ed., § 6-2401.
Legislative History of Law 4-68. Law 4-68, the "Uniform Determination of Death Act of 1981," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 4-206, which was referred to the Committee on Human Services. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on September 29, 1981, and October 13, 1981, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on November 9, 1981, it was assigned Act No. 4-114 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 1 of the Uniform Determination of Death Act.
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