49 Pa. Code § 48.76 - Research and publication
(a)
Protection of human subjects.
(1) A licensee shall plan, design, conduct
and report research in a manner consistent with this chapter, the AAMFT Code of
Ethics, applicable Federal and State laws, host institutional rules and
scientific standards governing research with human subjects.
(2) A licensee shall obtain informed consent
from participants by using language that the licensee believes would be
understandable to the research participants and that:
(i) Accurately explains the purpose and
procedures to be followed.
(ii)
Identifies any procedures that are experimental or relatively
untried.
(iii) Describes the
attendant discomforts and risks that are most likely to occur and which are
known to the licensee.
(iv)
Describes the benefits or changes in individuals or organizations that might be
reasonably expected.
(v) Discloses
appropriate alternative procedures that may be advantageous for the
subject.
(vi) Offers to answer any
inquiries concerning the procedures.
(vii) Instructs that subjects are free to
withdraw their consent and discontinue participation in the research project at
any time.
(3) When a
participant is not capable of giving informed consent, licensees shall provide
an appropriate explanation, obtain agreement for participation and obtain
informed consent from a participant's parent, guardian, court-appointed
representative or the holder of the participant's power of attorney.
(4) Information obtained about research
participants during the course of the research is confidential. The licensee
shall explain to the participant whether the possibility exists that others may
obtain access to the information, and also explain the plans for protecting the
participant's confidentiality as part of the procedure for obtaining informed
consent.
(b)
Reporting and publication of results.
(1) Licensees may not engage in fraudulent
research, distort data, misrepresent data or deliberately bias their
results.
(2) Licensees shall plan,
conduct, report and publish accurately and in a manner that minimizes the
possibility that results will be misleading.
(c)
Other ethical
obligations. In addition to the provisions of this section, a
licensee's ethical obligations with regard to research and publication are
governed by this chapter and the AAMFT Code of Ethics.
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