Cal. Health and Safety Code § 7181 : California Health And Safety Code — Dead Bodies — Death — Confirmation Of Death — Confirmation of brain death Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session When an individual is pronounced dead by determining that the individual has sustained an irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, there shall be independent confirmation by another physician. Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 7181