Indiana § 1-1-4-3 - Uniform Determination of Death Act
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 1-1-4-3 — Uniform Determination of Death Act, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-1-4-3. Uniform Determination of Death Act
Sec. 3. (a) Only an individual who has sustained either:
(1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions; or
(2) 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.
(b) This section shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this section among states enacting it.
(c) This section may be cited as the Uniform Determination of Death Act.
As added by P.L.1-1986, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-1-4-3 ("Uniform Determination of Death Act") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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