- (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.
Source. #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), EXPIRED: 5-24-13