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
§ 7183
California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California
Complete patient medical records required of a health facility pursuant to regulations adopted by the department in accordance with Section 1275 shall be kept, maintained, and preserved with respect to the requirements of this chapter 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.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 810, Sec. 2.)
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