AO Td 11/8/73 R. A, Conard =_~>_—— E. P. Cronkite Obtaining Human Blood for Investigative Purposes All members of the Medical Staff were given the booklet on "Protection of the Individual as a Research Subjecc", I am required to certify to the Atomic Energy Commission that we abide by the Institutional Requirements of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare on the Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, I commend these to you but shall summarize briefly, Any material obtained from a human being that is not directly related to the diagnosis or care of the individual requires an approved research program thraugh our CIRC. To collect a specimen of blood, urine, other fluid, or to interrogate an individual for purposes that are not directly related to diggnosis or care requires the individual's permission and informed consent. I have instructed all laboratories not to draw blood except for diagnosis and management of patients on duly prescribed orders of the responsible physician or for investigation only after the individual's consent and signing of the infermed consent fora. | War LAG REPOSITORY Baeookhayen S Ep. Creek TE fe CE COLLECTION 2EHae Records BOX No “at WA ' FOLDER Aeplot Conse o, OA. ec: Dr, Aronson ;