S.C. Code § 44-43-460

Current through 2024 Act No. 225.

Section 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.

S.C. Code § 44-43-460

2006 Act No. 334, Section 1, eff 6/2/2006; 1984 Act No. 339, Section 2.