1. (a) If an Oversight Committee member has a conflict of interest as described in this chapter with respect to an application that comes before the individual for review or other action, the member shall:

   1. (1) Notify the Executive Director and the presiding officer of the Oversight Committee of the conflict of interest (or the next ranking member of the Oversight Committee if presiding officer has the conflict of interest);
   2. (2) Disclose the conflict of interest in an open meeting of the Oversight Committee; and
   3. (3) Recuse himself/herself from participation in the review, discussion, deliberation and vote on the application, including access to information regarding the matter to be decided.

2. (b) If a Scientific Research and Prevention Program committee member has a conflict of interest as described in this chapter with respect to an application that comes before the individual for review or other action, the member shall:

   1. (1) Notify the Scientific Research and Prevention Program committee chair and the CPRIT Chief Scientific Officer, Chief Prevention Officer, or the Chief Commercialization Officer as may be applicable, of the conflict of interest;
   2. (2) Recuse himself/herself from any participation in the review, discussion, scoring, deliberation and vote on the application, including access to information regarding the matter to be decided; and
   3. (3) Submit a signed certification post-review statement at the conclusion of the peer review process that he/she did not participate in the discussion or review of any application for which he/she had a conflict of interest.

3. (c) If a University Advisory Committee member or a member of an ad hoc committee has a conflict of interest as described in this chapter with respect to an application that comes before the individual for review, or other action, the member shall:

   1. (1) Notify the Executive Director of the conflict of interest; and
   2. (2) Recuse himself/herself from participation in the review, discussion, scoring, deliberation, and vote on the application, including access to information regarding the matter to be decided.

4. (d) If an Institute employee other than the Executive Director has a conflict of interest as described in this chapter with respect to an application that comes before the individual for review or other action, the employee shall:

   1. (1) Notify the Executive Director of the conflict of interest; and
   2. (2) Recuse himself/herself from participation in the review of the application and be prevented from accessing information regarding the matter to be decided.

5. (e) If the Executive Director has a conflict of interest as described in this chapter with respect to an application that comes before the Executive Director for review or other action, the employee shall:

   1. (1) Notify the presiding officer of the Oversight Committee of the conflict of interest; and
   2. (2) Disclose the conflict of interest in an open meeting of the Oversight Committee; and
   3. (3) Recuse himself/herself from participation in the review of the application and be prevented from accessing information regarding the matter to be decided.
6. (f) Individuals subject this chapter are encouraged to self-report. Any individual who self-reports a potential conflict of interest or any impropriety or self-dealing, and who fully complies with any recommendations of the General Counsel and recusal from any discussion, voting, deliberation or access to information regarding the matter, shall be considered by the Institute to be in compliance with this chapter. The individual is still subject to the operation of other laws, rules, requirements or prohibitions. Substantial compliance with the procedures provided herein constitutes compliance.
7. (g) Intentional violations of this rule may result in the removal of the individual from further participation in the Institute's grant review process.

Source Note:The provisions of this §702.13 adopted to be effective February 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 872.