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Title 45: Public Welfare
SUBTITLE A: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER A: GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
PART 46: PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
Subpart C: Additional Protections Pertaining to Biomedical and Behavioral Research Involving Prisoners as Subjects
46.304 - Composition of Institutional Review Boards where prisoners are involved.
In addition to satisfying the requirements in ? 46.107 of this part, an Institutional Review Board, carrying out responsibilities under this part with respect to research covered by this subpart, shall also meet the following specific requirements:
(a) A majority of the Board (exclusive of prisoner members) shall have no association with the prison(s) involved, apart from their membership on the Board.
(b) At least one member of the Board shall be a prisoner, or a prisoner representative with appropriate background and experience to serve in that capacity, except that where a particular research project is reviewed by more than one Board only one Board need satisfy this requirement.
[43 FR 53655, Nov. 16, 1978, as amended at 46 FR 8386, Jan. 26, 1981]
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