Standards of Conduct -- Page 3 of 8

Standards of Conduct - Page 3 of 8

1. Introduction

The University is committed to the highest standards of ethics and to compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. To promote legal and ethical behavior and to prevent and detect violations of law, the Board of Regents approved the adoption of the Compliance and Quality Improvement Program. The goals of the Program are to: (1) protect research subjects, patients and employees; and (2) assist faculty and staff with the myriad of complicated laws and regulations to which they are subject in a way that facilitates the University's critical missions. Training and education will be the key mechanisms for achieving these goals.

The program includes Standards of Conduct, set forth below, which are a non-exclusive compilation of guidelines regarding ethical and legal standards that all University employees are expected to follow when performing services for or on behalf of the University that are related to the areas covered by the program. A complete copy of the program is posted on the University's Web site at: www.ouhsc.edu/compliance. In addition to the Standards, this booklet includes general information about the program in order to educate employees about their responsibilities.

2. Standards Relating to Research

The University is committed to dealing ethically with the human and animal subjects participating in research projects conducted by faculty, staff and students and research involving University property. Employees involved in human subject or animal research must comply with all federal and state statutes and regulations for research and must adhere to all University policies and procedures regarding research.

Protection of Human Subjects In order to protect human subjects, each investigator must:

a) Design and implement ethical research consistent with the three ethical principles delineated in The Belmont Report. The three principles are: justice, beneficence and respect for persons.

b) Comply with all applicable Federal regulations impacting the protection of human subjects (e.g., 45 C.F.R. § 46 and 21 C.F.R. § 50 and 56).

c) Ensure that all research involving human subjects is submitted to and approved by one of the University's institutional review boards ("IRB") prior to subject recruitment and data collection, as required by the policies and procedures of the IRB of the respective campus.

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