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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 26, HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS
Chapter 6a:
Section: 26:6a-5: Death not declared in violation of individual's religious beliefs
The death of an individual shall not be declared upon the basis of neurological criteria pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of this act when the licensed physician authorized to declare death, has reason to believe, on the basis of information in the individual's available medical records, or information provided by a member of the individual's family or any other person knowledgeable about the individual's personal religious beliefs that such a declaration would violate the personal religious beliefs of the individual. In these cases, death shall be declared, and the time of death fixed, solely upon the basis of cardio-respiratory criteria pursuant to section 2 of this act.
L.1991,c.90,s.5.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2012-09-26 13:37:49.
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