- (a) The Division of Youth Services will not consent on behalf of any youth or custodian to an identifiable youth’s participation in research.
(b)
- (1) Youth under the age of eighteen (18) must have consent of a legal custodian or court with jurisdiction to participate in any research where the youth’s identity may be disclosed or inferred.
- (2) This includes but is not limited to any research studies where the youth has direct contact with researchers.
- (c) Youth aged eighteen (18) and over may consent on their own behalf, unless they are under a court-ordered guardianship for lack of mental capacity.