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2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-7202 — Determination of death.

Section 71-7202
Determination of death.

Only 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.


Source:
    Laws 1992, LB 906, § 2

Annotations:
    The presence of an independent heartbeat and the existence of some brain stem activity means that an infant is alive for purposes of this section. In re Interest of Tabatha R., 252 Neb. 687, 564 N.W.2d 598 (1997).



~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska

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