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21 CFR 50.24(a)(5): Exception from informed consent requirements for emergency research

PART 50-PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS · Subpart B-Informed Consent of Human Subjects

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Citation 21 CFR 50.24(a)(5)
Section Exception from informed consent requirements for emergency research
Part PART 50-PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
Subpart Subpart B-Informed Consent of Human Subjects
Subchapter 21 CFR A General
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Regulation text (excerpt) (5) The proposed investigational plan defines the length of the potential therapeutic window based on scientific evidence, and the investigator has committed to attempting to contact a legally authorized representative for each subject within that window of time and, if feasible, to asking the legally authorized representative contacted for consent within that window rather than proceeding without consent. The investigator will summarize efforts made to contact legally authorized representatives…

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