An individual who has sustained irreversible cessation of all circulatory and respiratory functions, as determined in accordance with currently accepted medical standards, shall be declared dead.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 26:6A-2
Declaration of death based on cardio-respiratory criteria
Known as the New Jersey Declaration of Death Act
The act spans §§ 26:6A-1 to 26:6A-8 (8 sections).
L.1991,c.90,s.2.
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