SECTION 51.5-132. Commissioner to establish regulations regarding human research  


The Commissioner shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) to effectuate the provisions of Chapter 5.1 (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) of Title 32.1 for human research, as defined in § 2.2-4000 , to be conducted or authorized by the Department, any area agency on aging, any sheltered workshop, any independent living center, or the Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center. The regulations shall require the human research review committee, as provided in § 2.2-4000 , to submit to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Commissioner or his designee, at least annually, a report on the human research projects reviewed and approved by the committee and shall require the committee to report any significant deviations from the proposals as approved.

2003, cc. 2.2-4000 , 2.2-4000 , § 51.5-14.01; 2012, cc. 2.2-4000 , 2.2-4000 ; 2015, c. 2.2-4000 ; 2020, c. 2.2-4000 .