Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.330 Ratification Number:378 Act Number:339 Introducing Body:Senate Subject:Uniform Determination of Death Act
(A339, R378, S330)
AN ACT TO PROVIDE A MEANS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF DEATH OF AN INDIVIDUAL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Determination of death
SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the Uniform Determination of Death Act.
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SECTION 2. 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.
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.