Statute · California Health and Safety Code
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 7181 — Confirmation of Death
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 7181
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Health and Safety Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
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.
Citator
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 7181 — Confirmation of Death is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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.