RSA Chapter 141-D — Uniform Determination of Death Act

Title X — Public Health

Current through the 2025 Regular Session of the New Hampshire General Court.

Title X Public Health

RSA 141-D:1 Title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Determination of Death Act."

Source. 1986, 191:1, eff. July 1, 1987.

RSA 141-D:2 Determination of Death

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 shall be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.

Source. 1986, 191:1, eff. July 1, 1987.