Section He-P 305.04 - Procedures for Confidentially Testing HIV Specimens for Medical Research(a) Any New Hampshire facility engaged in medical research which tests specimens for the presence of an antibody to, or antigen of, HIV pursuant to RSA 141-F:5, III shall assign a principal investigator.(b) The principal investigator shall: (1) Be a licensed physician;(2) Be responsible for ensuring that the specimen being tested is free of any personal identifiers prior to its release to a researcher;(3) Be responsible for ensuring that any personal identifiers can not be retrieved;(4) Be responsible for ensuring that an alphanumeric identifier is assigned to the specimen which shall be used in all future reference to the specimen; and(5) Be responsible for review of all completed research data and reports to ensure that no personal identifiers can be recognized by anyone reading the completed data or report.N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 305.04
#4637, eff 6-19-89; EXPIRED: 6-19-95
New. #6563, eff 8-21-97; ss and moved by #8355, eff 5-24-05 (from He-P 305.03 )