Title 26 Chapter 34 Section 2

Utah Health Code
Uniform Determination of Death Act
Section 2
Definition of death -- Determination of death.

            

26-34-2.   Definition of death -- Determination of death.

            (1) An individual is dead if the individual has sustained either:

            (a) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions; or

            (b) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem.

            (2) A determination of death shall be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.


Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 General Session