Indiana Code
Chapter 4. Construction of Statutes
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.

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Title 1. General Provisions

Article 1. Laws Governing the State

Chapter 4. Construction of Statutes

1-1-4-1. Rules

1-1-4-2. Repealed

1-1-4-3. Uniform Determination of Death Act

1-1-4-4. Internal Revenue Code Definition; Applicability

1-1-4-5. Definitions Applicable to Construction of All Indiana Statutes

1-1-4-6. Attorney's Fees as Including Paralegal's Fees

1-1-4-7. State Educational Institution; Applicability