[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR46.304]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 46--PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart C--Additional Protections Pertaining to Biomedical and 
           Behavioral Research Involving Prisoners as Subjects
 
Sec. 46.304  Composition of Institutional Review Boards where prisoners are 
involved.

    In addition to satisfying the requirements in Sec. 46.107 of this 
part, an Institutional Review Board, carrying out responsibilities under 
this part with respect to research covered by this subpart, shall also 
meet the following specific requirements:
    (a) A majority of the Board (exclusive of prisoner members) shall 
have no association with the prison(s) involved, apart from their 
membership on the Board.
    (b) At least one member of the Board shall be a prisoner, or a 
prisoner representative with appropriate background and experience to 
serve in that capacity, except that where a particular research project 
is reviewed by more than one Board only one Board need satisfy this 
requirement.

[43 FR 53655, Nov. 16, 1978, as amended at 46 FR 8386, Jan. 26, 1981]