CHAPTER 1.3. Human Experimentation [24170. - 24179.5.]
Chapter 1.3 added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 360.
§§ 24170–24179.5 · 12 sections
- § 24170 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Protection of Human Subjects in Medical Experimentation Act.
- § 24171 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that medical experimentation on human subjects is vital for the benefit of mankind, however such experimentation…
- § 24172 As used in the chapter, “experimental subject’s bill of rights,” means a list of the rights of a subject in a medical experiment, written in a language in…
- § 24173 As used in this chapter, “informed consent” means the authorization given pursuant to Section 24175 to have a medical experiment performed after each of the…
- § 24174 As used in this chapter, “medical experiment” means: (a) The severance or penetration or damaging of tissues of a human subject or the use of a drug or device,…
- § 24175 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall be subjected to any medical experiment unless the informed consent of such person is…
- § 24176 (a) Any person who is primarily responsible for conduct of a medical experiment and who negligently allows the experiment to be conducted without a subject’s…
- § 24177 This chapter shall not supersede, but shall be in addition to, Article 4 (commencing with Section 111515) of Chapter 6 of Part 5 of Division 104 of this code…
- § 24177.5 (a) This chapter does not apply to a medical experimental treatment that benefits a patient subject to a life-threatening emergency if all of the following…
- § 24178 (a) Except for this section and the requirements set forth in Sections 24172 and 24176, this chapter shall not apply to any person who is conducting a medical…
- § 24179 This chapter shall not apply to a pharmacist dispensing drugs upon a prescription.
- § 24179.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, this chapter does not apply to an adult in a terminal condition who executes a directive directing the…