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Minn. Stat. § 145.135

UNIFORM DETERMINATION OF DEATH ACT.

Known as the Uniform Duties to Disabled Persons Act

The act spans §§ 145.075 to 145.988 (121 sections).

1989 c 93 s 1

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.

Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.