Determination of death
7(1)For the purposes of post-mortem removal of a human body part or parts for implantation in a living human body, the fact of death must be determined in accordance with accepted medical practice by
(a)
at least two medical practitioners, when the fact of death is determined in accordance with neurological criteria, or
(b)
one medical practitioner, when the fact of death is determined by other criteria.
7(2)No medical practitioner who has had any association with the proposed recipient that might influence his or her judgment shall take any part in the determination of the fact of the death of the donor.
7(3)No medical practitioner who took any part in the determination of the fact of death of the donor shall participate in any way in the removal or implantation procedures.
2004, c.H-12.5, s.7; 2006, c.22, s.1