Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 137 - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › Division 87 - BATTERER INTERVENTION PROGRAM RULES › Section 137-087-0085 - Research Programs

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Nothing in
			 this section applies to a BIP's disclosure of its own aggregate or
			 non-personally identifying data, or the conduct of its own quality assurance
			 activities.
(2) Research. A BIP may
			 use and disclose participant information for research purposes consistent with
			 this rule. Before making use or disclosure of participant information for
			 research purposes, a BIP shall obtain the following in writing from an
			 independent researcher:
(a) Description of
			 specific actions the researcher shall take to ensure the safety,
			 confidentiality, and autonomy of victims;
(b) An adequate plan to protect participant
			 information from improper use or disclosure;
(c) Description of steps to ensure that any
			 victim or partner participation, or access to information about a victim or
			 partner by the researcher, shall be based solely on the victim's or partner's
			 informed consent obtained in a manner consistent with section (1)(d) of this
			 rule;
(d) Description of steps to
			 ensure that any procedure involving any victim, partner, or family member, and
			 other collateral contacts including but not limited to past or present
			 employers of the research participant, victim or partner, and a request for
			 participation in the research, shall be developed in consultation with a VP to
			 address victim or partner safety;
(e) Description of steps taken to ensure the
			 input and involvement of community-based domestic violence VPs in the design
			 and implementation of the project;
(f) Description of steps to ensure that the
			 research product shall:
(A) Report both
			 positive and negative data about BIP outcomes and the research participants if
			 applicable and acknowledge alternative hypotheses, modalities and
			 explanations;
(B) Include a
			 statement about the limitations of self-reporting in accurately measuring a
			 participant's progress, behavior, or attitudes/beliefs when the research
			 includes information based on self-reporting by participants, including
			 self-reports of program effectiveness; and
(C) Clarify that release for program
			 compliance does not provide any evidence that the participant is presently
			 non-abusive, describe present behavior outside the BIP, or predict future
			 behavior.
(g)
			 Description of a plan to destroy identifiable information at the earliest
			 opportunity or at the conclusion of the research, and to keep confidential any
			 information about, gathered from, or traceable to the victim or
			 partner;
(h) An agreement by the
			 researcher, and his or her agents, not to use or further disclose the research
			 information other than for purposes directly related to the research, and to
			 use appropriate safeguards to prevent misuse of that information;
(i) An agreement by the researcher, and his
			 or her agents, not to publicly identify the research participant or past or
			 current victims or partners; and
(j) An agreement by the researcher to follow
			 federal guidelines relating to Human Subject Research,  45 CFR Part 46, if
			 applicable.