OAR 291-035-0011: General Information

(1) The Research Committee will promote, screen, approve, and monitor external research that aligns with the department’s mission, values, goals, initiatives; and benefits AICs, offenders, AIC families, department staff, the Department of Corrections, or the State of Oregon. (2) External research proposals requiring department policy decisions will be referred to the appropriate assistant director for review. (3) The Research Committee Chair will keep records documenting each proposal review, committee decision, and the conditions of proposal acceptance. (4) All external research proposals submitted to DOC must be reviewed and approved by an Institutional Review Board and the DOC Research Committee before research within DOC can begin. A copy of the IRB application and approval letter must be provided to the Research Committee Chair. (5) The DOC Research Committee does not function as an Institutional Review Board. (6) Participation in research by AICs, offenders, AIC family members, or staff must be voluntary and participant confidentiality protected. (7) The ERP of the proposed research shall disclose to potential research participants any information that should be protected and thereby exempt from disclosure under the Public Records exemption law ORS 192.355. (8) The proposed research may not: (a) Expose any AIC, offender, AIC family member, or staff member, with or without informed consent, to involvement in medical, psychiatric, psychological experimentation, or any other experimental research as defined in ORS 421.085. (b) Pose a significant hazard to the life or health of any human being, state property, security or sound order of any institutions, mission of the Department of Corrections, or any of its functional units. (9) The department will not accept new research proposals when resources are limited.