South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-43-460 — When individual is deemed to be dead; standards applicable to determination.
South Carolina·Title 44 HEALTH·Ch. 43 DISPOSITIONS OF HUMAN BODIES AND PARTS; POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS
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.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 339, SECTION 2; 2006 Act No. 334, SECTION 1, eff June 2, 2006. ARTICLE 7 Distribution of Dead Bodies for Scientific Purposes
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