MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 41-41-103. Definitions.

For purposes of Secs. 41-41-101 et seq., the following words shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Physician" shall mean a person licensed to practice medicine in any state in the United States of America.

(b) "Withdrawal of life-sustaining mechanisms" shall mean the cessation of use of extraordinary techniques and applications, including mechanical devices, which prolong life through artificial means.

SOURCES: Laws, 1984, ch. 365, Sec. 1, eff from and after July 1, 1984.


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