N.J. Stat. § 26:6A-5

Current through L. 2023, c. 290.
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.

N.J.S. § 26:6A-5

L.1991, c.90, s.5.