N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-6A.2
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Apnea" means the absence of respiration and a terminal PCO2 greater than 60 mmHG or a terminal PCO2 at least 20 mmHg over the initial normal baseline PCO2.
"Brain death" means the irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brainstem.
"Examining physician" means a physician who performs a clinical brain death examination and meets the qualifying criteria set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:35-6A.3. The term "examining physician" may refer to one or more physicians involved in the clinical brain death examination.
N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-6A.2