Guam § 12332 - Said certification shall be placed in the patient’s medical and
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 12332 — Said certification shall be placed in the patient’s medical and, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12332. Said certification shall be placed in the patient’s medical and
clinical records and shall remain valid for no more than one hundred eighty
(180) days after its execution and must be renewed every one hundred
eighty (180) days to remain valid.
(j) In the event that artificial means of support preclude a determination
that respiratory and circulatory functions have ceased, a person shall be
considered dead if, in the opinion of the attending physician and one other
physician, based on ordinary standards of medical practice, the person has
experienced irreversible cessation of all function of the brain, including
brain stem. The opinions of the physicians shall be evidenced by signed
statements. Death will have occurred at the time when the irreversible
cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, first
occurred. Death shall be pronounced before artificial means of support are
withdrawn and before any vital organ is removed for purposes of
transplantation.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Guam Code Annotated § 12332 cover?
Section 12332 ("Said certification shall be placed in the patient’s medical and") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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