A. To be eligible for financial assistance, an applicant shall certify to the Commission and the Corporation that the applicant:
- (1) Will use the financial assistance solely in accordance with the requirements of the Program;
- (2) Will conduct the stem cell research for which financial assistance is requested in Maryland;
- (3) Has the legal capacity and all necessary legal authorization to incur the obligations related to the financial assistance; and
- (4) Will comply with all applicable State and federal laws, including the requirement that stem cell research receiving financial assistance be conducted only after the approval of an Institutional Review Board.
- B. This chapter does not preclude an applicant from conducting otherwise lawful research that is ineligible for financial assistance.
Authority: Economic Development Article, §10-409 and 10-441, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: August 27, 2007 (34:17 Md. R. 1510)
Regulations .01—.11 under COMAR 14.04.01, Stem Cell Research Commission recodified to be COMAR 14.04.08, Stem Cell Research Commission effective December 30, 2019 (46:26 Md. R. 1167)
Regulation .03B amended effective February 22, 2021 (48:4 Md. R. 178)
Regulation .05A amended effective February 22, 2021 (48:4 Md. R. 178)