59.05.020 Research Agreements

(a) An agreement specific to the research shall be developed so that studies proceed in a manner that is both culturally sensitive and relevant to the participants and the Tribe.

(b) Where any of the products of the research are to be used for commercial purposes, a separate agreement will be made specifying the basis on which sales are to be made and the proceeds of sales are to be distributed. Where research is engaged in for commercial purposes, it is the responsibility of the researcher to make all informants and suppliers of information aware of this fact, and to come to an agreement with them on the amount of compensation to be paid. There must be a limit on samples that the researcher may obtain and take off the Reservation, and the approved list and amount of samples to be taken must be followed strictly.

(c) A sworn notarized declaration of noncommercial use of research products is required in conjunction with an Academic Research Agreement. This declaration may be included in the body of the Research Agreement.

(d) If a research project receives approval by the RRB, the approval remains in effect for the period of time specified in the research agreement unless substantial changes are made in the research protocol. At the end of the period approved for the research project, the researcher must submit a letter in writing which summarizes the status of the project (complete, incomplete, discontinued), any unanticipated problems that occurred during the data collection phase of the project, and a time schedule for completion of all work, including community education/outreach related to the project. If the project is incomplete, the researcher must also request in writing an additional period for the data collection, analysis and report phase of the project.

(e) If there are changes in the protocol including changes to PI must be approved by the Research Review Board.