2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 36 - Determination of Death.
41-36-3 - Determination of death.
§ 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.
Sources: Laws, 1981, ch. 410, § 2, eff from and after passage (approved March 24, 1981).
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