211.738 Application and review of proposed research projects. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 211.738 Application and review of proposed research projects. (1) A proposed research project shall be submitted to the board on an application developed by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in consultation with the
board. The submission deadline for the application shall be determined by the
board. (2) The board shall review the project proposal for scientific merit and adherence to the research priority established in this section. After reviewing the project proposal's
scientific merit and adherence to the research priority, the board shall determine
whether a project proposal shall or shall not be funded. An applicant shall be
notified of the board's decision by a date determined by the board. (3) A project proposal shall be reviewed for scientific merit as follows: (a) Adequacy of prior research and theory in providing a basis for the research;
(b) Adequacy of methods;
(c) Adequacy of environment, facilities, equipment, available equipment, and research atmosphere; (d) Qualifications and productivity of the PI and key staff;
(e) Time commitments of the PI and key staff;
(f) Availability of subjects or patients where relevant;
(g) Adequacy of procedures for assessing the effect of interventions on recovery; and (h) Other factors that affect the potential of the applicants to successfully address the research objectives. (4) A project shall be reviewed by the board for adherence to research priorities relating to experimental, clinical, or population-based studies that may:
(a) Prevent or delay the development of diabetic disease;
(b) Predict the development of diabetic vascular, neuronal, or musculo-skeletal complications; (c) Define the response of diabetic vascular, neuronal, or musculo-skeletal complications to existing therapies; (d) Reverse diabetic vascular, neuronal, or musculo-skeletal complications; or
(e) Cure diabetic disease. Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 72, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 370, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 2004 Ky. Acts
ch. 171, sec. 4, effective July 13, 2004.