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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>57839</law_id><section_number>37.2-402</section_number><catch_line>Board to establish regulations regarding human research</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="37.2">Behavioral Health and Developmental Services</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="4">Protection of Consumers</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Human Rights</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The Board shall adopt regulations pursuant to the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Short title; purpose" href="/2.2-4000/">2.2-4000</a> et seq.) to implement the provisions of Chapter 5.1 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/32.1-162.16/">32.1-162.16</a> et seq.) of Title 32.1 for human research, as defined in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/32.1-162.16/">32.1-162.16</a>, to be conducted or authorized by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, any <span class="dictionary">community services board</span> or <span class="dictionary">behavioral health authority</span>, or any other <span class="dictionary">facility</span> or program operated, funded, or licensed by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>. The regulations shall require the human research committee to submit to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> 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.</p></section></text><history>1979, c. 38, &#xA7; 37.1-238; 1992, c. 603, &#xA7; 37.1-24.01; 2005, c. 716.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
