Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-7-4 - ALABAMA HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY
Section 420-7-4-.09 - AHSCIR Research Review Committee

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 420-7-4-.09

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024

(1) This committee shall be composed of representatives from the Alabama Department of Public Health and members of the AHSCIR Advisory Council.

(2) The AHSCIR Research Review Committee shall evaluate all research proposals based upon the following criteria.

(a) The proposed research has social and scientific merit that is directed primarily toward improving the diagnosis, treatment, defining of risks, or prevention of head and/or spinal cord injury.

(b) All co-investigators are qualified to undertake the proposed research by means of specific academic training or demonstrable, related experience in epidemiologic, medical, biomedical, or statistical research.

(c) The hypotheses to be tested are explicit, and are determined to be researchable and feasible.

(d) The methods proposed for testing the hypothesis clearly define:
1. The population of head and spinal cord injuries to be studied;

2. The type and amount of data to be collected;

3. The source of the data;

4. The procedures for collecting and maintaining the data;

5. The specific measurement techniques to be employed in analysis of data, including discussion of: major variables, statistical methods, and expected endpoints of the analysis.

(e) The results of this study will be interpreted so that the findings can be used or generalized to other populations and provide a timely substantive, and important contribution to the understanding of head and/or spinal cord injury diagnosis, treatment, or prevention.

(3) This committee retains the right to refuse the release of data and the right to deny approval of submitted research proposals.

Author: Teresa S. Pells, M.P.H.

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 22-11C-1, et seq.

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