SECTION .1300 ‑ RESEARCH PRACTICES

10a NCAC 26d .1301      SCOPE

(a)  The rules in this Section apply to research activity or treatment involving direct contact with a client.

(b)  An activity or treatment procedure shall be considered research when it:

(l)            involves a clinical practice that is not conventional; or

(2)           is a type of procedure that serves the purpose of research only, and does not include treatment designed primarily to benefit the client.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 148‑19(d);

Eff. January 4, 1994;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. June 20, 2015.