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Del. Code Ann. tit. 16, § 5176 - Waiver of informed consent requirement
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Current as of June 2015
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The informed consent requirement for patients to participate in pharmaceutical research may be waived under certain conditions. These include an unsuccessful attempt to secure the patient’s informed consent; the patient had not responded to accepted pharmaceutical therapies; the Institutional Review Board has approved the proposed waiver; the patient’s legal guardian or next of kin has provided consent on the waiver; and the waiver has been approved by the Superior Court.
Current as of June 2015