N.D. Cent. Code § 23-06.3-01
23-06.3-01. Determination of death
23-06.3-01. Determination of death
An individual who has sustained either 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.