Title 22 — Title 22
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Ala. Code § 22-31-1 Determination of Death
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An individual who, in the opinion of a medical doctor licensed in Alabama, 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 determinat…
Ala. Code § 22-31-2 Use of Other Methods
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Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a physician from using other procedures based on accepted medical standards for determining death as the exclusive basis for pronouncing a person dead. History: (Acts 1979, No. 79-165, p. 276, §2; Act 2000-710, p. 1506, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-31-3 Procedure Where Part of Body to Be Used for Transplantation
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(a) When a part of a donor is proposed to be used for transplantation pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 19 of this title and the death of the donor is determined as set forth in Section 22-31-1, there shall be an independent confirmation of the death by another medical doctor lice…
Ala. Code § 22-31-4 Liability for Acts
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A person who acts in accordance with the terms of this chapter is not liable for damages in any civil action or subject to prosecution in any criminal proceeding for his act. History: (Acts 1979, No. 79-165, p. 276, §5.)