The Department will establish a research review committee which will consist of three to five standing members appointed by the Commissioner to provide clinical, legal, operational, research and information system expertise. The Commissioner will designate one member as the chair.
The purpose of the research review committee is to review requests for access to Department data by researchers. The committee will convene as necessary to consider all conforming research proposals. Proposals will be evaluated according to the criteria for approval set forth in 110 CMR 16.02.
110 CMR, § 16.03