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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 12. Health |
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Agency 35. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services |
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Chapter 180. Regulations to Assure the Protection of Subjects in Human Research |
Section 110. Committee records
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A. An institution or agency, or when appropriate a committee shall prepare and maintain adequate documentation of committee activities, including the following:
1. Copies of all human research proposals reviewed, scientific evaluations, if any, that accompany the proposals, approved sample consent documents, progress reports submitted by investigators, and reports of injuries to individuals who are subjects of the human research.
2. Minutes of committee meetings which shall be in sufficient detail to show attendance at the meetings; actions taken by the committee; the vote on these actions including the number of members voting for, against, and abstaining; the basis for requiring changes in or disapproving human research; and a written summary of the discussion of issues about which opposition has been voiced and their resolution.
3. Records of continuing review activities.
4. Copies of all correspondence between the committee and the investigators.
5. A list of committee members.
6. Written procedures for the committee.
7. Statements of significant new findings provided to individuals.
B. The records required by this chapter shall be retained for at least three years, and records relating to human research which is conducted shall be retained for six years after completion of the human research. All records shall be accessible for inspection and copying by authorized employees or agents of the department at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner. An overview of approved human research projects and the results of such projects shall be made public on the website of the institution or agency conducting the human research unless otherwise exempt from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, (§ 2.2-3700 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).
Historical Notes
Derived from VR470-06-01:1 § 11, eff. May 15, 1993; amended, Volume 20, Issue 09, eff. February 11, 2004; Volume 26, Issue 02, eff. November 12, 2009.