NAC640A.320. Conduct of programs of research.


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  •      1. A licensee shall obtain the voluntary and informed consent of a prospective participant in a program of research before engaging in the program of research.

         2. A licensee shall not penalize a person for his or her refusal to participate in a program of research.

         3. A licensee engaging in a program of research shall:

         (a) Protect a participant in the program from any unwarranted occupational or mental discomfort, distress or harm;

         (b) Treat information obtained from a participant or learned about a participant through the program as confidential information; and

         (c) Take credit only for the work he or she is actually doing in the program and give credit to another person for any contribution made by that person to the program of research.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Occupational Therapy, eff. 12-23-92)