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2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
Health Care
Article 36 - Medical Practice
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 12-36-136. Determination of death
CO Rev Stat ยง 12-36-136 (2016) What's This?
(1) An individual is dead if:
(a) He has sustained irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions; or
(b) He has sustained irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem.
(2) A determination of death under this section shall be in accordance with accepted medical standards.
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