Subdivision 1.Citation.

This section may be cited as the “Uniform Determination of Death Act.”

Subd. 2.Determination of death.

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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.