An individual who has sustained irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-460
When individual is deemed to be dead; standards applicable to determination
Known as the Uniform Determination of Death Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (2 sections).
1984 Act No. 339, SECTION 2; 2006 Act No. 334, SECTION 1, eff June 2, 2006.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.