Or. Admin. Code § 291-035-0011 - General Information
(1) The
Research Committee will promote, screen, approve, and monitor external research
that aligns with the department's mission, values, goals, initiatives; and
benefits AICs, offenders, AIC families, department staff, the Department of
Corrections, or the State of Oregon.
(2) External research proposals requiring
department policy decisions will be referred to the appropriate assistant
director for review.
(3) The
Research Committee Chair will keep records documenting each proposal review,
committee decision, and the conditions of proposal acceptance.
(4) All external research proposals submitted
to DOC must be reviewed and approved by an Institutional Review Board and the
DOC Research Committee before research within DOC can begin. A copy of the IRB
application and approval letter must be provided to the Research Committee
Chair.
(5) The DOC Research
Committee does not function as an Institutional Review Board.
(6) Participation in research by AICs,
offenders, AIC family members, or staff must be voluntary and participant
confidentiality protected.
(7) The
ERP of the proposed research shall disclose to potential research participants
any information that should be protected and thereby exempt from disclosure
under the Public Records exemption law ORS 192.355.
(8) The proposed research may not:
(a) Expose any AIC, offender, AIC family
member, or staff member, with or without informed consent, to involvement in
medical, psychiatric, psychological experimentation, or any other experimental
research as defined in ORS 421.085.
(b) Pose a significant hazard to the life or
health of any human being, state property, security or sound order of any
institutions, mission of the Department of Corrections, or any of its
functional units.
(9)
The department will not accept new research proposals when resources are
limited.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075
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