Medical experimental and/or research activities involving either inmates or staff shall not be undertaken without the prior written approval of the Commissioner of Corrections for each project proposed. Such approval shall clearly define the type of research approved, the exact methodology to be utilized, the length of time of the project and shall require regular periodic reports during the course of the project.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 125-4-4-.12
Ga. Constitution 1983, Art. XI, Sec. I, O.C.G.A. Secs. 42-2-11, 42-5-51, 42-5-53, 42-5-59, 42-10-2.