Human Experimentation
Cal. HSC § 24172
California Statutes
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 which the subject is fluent. Except as otherwise provided in
Section 24175, this list shall include, but not be limited to the subject’s right to: (
a) Be informed of the nature and purpose of the experiment. (
b) Be given an explanation of the procedures to be followed in the medical experiment, and any drug or device to be utilized. (
c) Be given a description of any attendant discomforts and risks reasonably to be expected from the experiment. (
d) Be given an explanation of any benefits to the subject reasonably to be expected from the experiment, if applicable. (
e) Be given a disclosure of any appropriate alternative procedures, drugs or devices that might be advantageous to the subject, and their relative risks and benefits. (
f) Be informed of the avenues of medical treatment, if any, available to the subject after the experiment if complications should arise. (
g) Be given an opportunity to ask any questions concerning the experiment or the procedures involved. (
h) Be instructed that consent to participate in the medical experiment may be withdrawn at any time and the subject may discontinue participation in the medical experiment without prejudice. (
i) Be given a copy of the signed and dated written consent form as provided for by
Section or 24178. (
j) Be given the opportunity to decide to consent or not to consent to a medical experiment without the intervention of any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress, coercion, or undue influence on the subject’s decision.