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Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 34 - Uniform Determination of Death Act
Section 2 - Definition of death -- Determination of death.
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UT Code § 26-34-2 (2021)
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Effective 5/12/2020
26-34-2. Definition of death -- Determination of death.
Amended by Chapter 353, 2020 General Session
26-34-2. Definition of death -- Determination of death.
- (1) An individual is dead if the individual 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.
- (2) A determination of death shall be made in accordance with this chapter and accepted medical standards.
Amended by Chapter 353, 2020 General Session
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