38-1108 General anesthesia, defined.
38-1108. General anesthesia, defined.General anesthesia means a controlled state of unconsciousness accompanied by a partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, including the inability to independently maintain an airway and respond purposefully to physical stimulation or verbal command, and produced by a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic method or a combination thereof. SourceLaws 2007, LB463, § 441.