2005 Minnesota Statutes - 145.135 — Determination of death.



     145.135 Determination of death. 


    Subdivision 1.    Citation.  This section may be cited 
 as the Uniform Determination of Death Act. 


    Subd. 2.    Determination of death.  An individual is 
 dead if the individual sustains irreversible cessation of: 


    (1) circulatory and respiratory functions; or 


    (2) all functions of the entire brain, including the brain 
 stem. 


    A determination of death must be made in accordance with 
 generally accepted medical standards. 


    HIST: 1989 c 93 s 1

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