Title 23 · RI
Title 23Health and Safety
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4-16
Section: 23-4-16
Title 23Health and Safety
Chapter 4Office of State Medical Examiners
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4-16
§ 23-4-16. Uniform determination of death.
A person 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.
History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 411, § 1.