When individual is deemed to be dead; standards applicable to determination

S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-460, under Title 44, Chapter 43.

S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-460

An individual who has sustained irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.