6VAC35-170-130. Human Research Review Committee.
A. The department shall establish an HRRC composed of persons of various backgrounds to ensure the competent, complete, and professional review of human research activities conducted or proposed to be conducted or authorized by the department. No member of the HRRC shall be directly involved in the proposed human research or have administrative approval authority over the proposed research except in connection with his role on the HRRC.
B. The HRRC may ask persons with pertinent expertise and competence to assist in the review of any research proposal or ongoing human research activities.
C. The HRRC may require additional information from the researcher before making a recommendation to the director.
Statutory Authority
§§ 66-10 and 66-10.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 21, Issue 9, eff. February 9, 2005; amended, Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 14, eff. April 15, 2021.