South Carolina § 44-43-460 - When individual is deemed to be dead; standards applicable to determination.
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§ 44-43-460. When individual is deemed to be dead; standards applicable to determination.
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.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 339, SECTION 2; 2006 Act No. 334, SECTION 1, eff June 2, 2006.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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