DIVISION 7. DEAD BODIES 7000-8030›PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS 7000-7355›CHAPTER 3.7. Death 7180-7184.5›ARTICLE 2. Confirmation of Death 7181-7184.5
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California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California
When an individual is pronounced dead by determining that the individual has sustained an irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, there shall be independent confirmation by another physician.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 810, Sec. 2.)
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