Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 1 - General
Chapter 25 - Departmental Research
Section I-2507 - Statement of Principles
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The DHH believes that research involving human subjects must be based upon the principles of respect for persons, beneficence, and justice.
B. DHH also recognizes that many consumers of its services may be cognitively impaired and therefore deserve special consideration as potential research subjects. The predominant ethical concern in research involving persons with psychiatric, cognitive, developmental, or chemical dependency disorders is that their conditions may compromise their capacity to understand the information presented and their ability to make a reasoned decision about participation. Consequently, approval of proposals to use these individuals as research subjects will be conditioned upon the researcher demonstrating that:
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 56 FR 28002.