A Sparks Democrat wants physicians to cut off life support within 24 hours of a patient being declared brain-dead in Nevada with or without family consent.
A person is defined as dead under state law when their circulatory, respiratory or entire brain function has ended.
Making that determination would require no permissions from family members or authorized representatives under Assemblyman Michael Sprinkle's proposal.
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Assembly Bill 424 would also require doctors to follow a specific 2010 guideline published in the American Academy of Neurology to decide whether someone is brain dead.