Missouri Laws 630.194 – Professional review committee to review proposals, make report and ..
1. Persons seeking to initiate any research in residential facilities or day programs funded, operated or licensed by the department shall submit their research proposals to the professional review committee for review. The committee shall prepare a report, which shall be available to the general public, of each research proposal it reviews, stating its finding and conclusions, and recommending either approval or disapproval of the project to the director. The director shall state his decision in writing and the decision shall be final.
2. The committee shall review the conduct of the research during the progress of the project. If during the research, harm or increased risk of harm to participants occurs, or if deviations in research protocol occur without approval of the committee, the committee shall investigate the project. The committee shall suspend or halt the project if deemed appropriate to prevent harm or the increased risk of harm.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 630.194
- Department: the department of mental health of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 630.005
- Director: the director of the department of mental health, or his designee. See Missouri Laws 630.005
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
3. The professional review committee shall review each biomedical or pharmacological research proposal according to, but not restricted to, the following criteria:
(1) Need for the research;
(2) Methodological adequacy;
(3) Duplication with other projects;
(4) Sufficiency of scientific and theoretical justification;
(5) Competence of the researcher;
(6) Funding sufficiency;
(7) Weighing risks against potential benefits;
(8) Appropriateness of subject population;
(9) Adequacy of consent information.
4. If the committee believes it lacks sufficient expertise in the subject area of the proposed research, it may obtain outside experts to review the project and recommend disposition.