Mo. Rev. Stat. § 194.005

Death, legal definition

Known as the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

The act spans §§ 194–194 (65 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health (1990)

Most recently applied in Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health (June 1990)

Effective: 28 Aug 1982; (L. 1982 H.B. 1223 § 1)

For all legal purposes, the occurrence of human death shall be determined in accordance with the usual and customary standards of medical practice, provided that death shall not be determined to have occurred unless the following minimal conditions have been met:

(1) When respiration and circulation are not artificially maintained, there is an irreversible cessation of spontaneous respiration and circulation; or

(2) When respiration and circulation are artificially maintained, and there is a total and irreversible cessation of all brain function, including the brain stem and that such determination is made by a licensed physician.

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