section 7334 of this titleThe Secretary, upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health and pursuant to the provisions of , shall prescribe regulations establishing procedures to ensure that all medical and prosthetic research carried out and, to the maximum extent practicable, all patient care furnished under this title shall be carried out only with the full and informed consent of the patient or subject or, in appropriate cases, a representative thereof.
Pub. L. 94–581, title I, § 111(a)(1)90 Stat. 2849Pub. L. 102–40, title IV105 Stat. 221Pub. L. 102–405, title III, § 302(c)(1)106 Stat. 1984(Added , , , § 4131; renumbered § 7331 and amended , §§ 401(a)(4)(A), 402(d)(1), 403(a)(1), , , 239; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 102–4051992— substituted “Under Secretary for Health” for “Chief Medical Director”.
Pub. L. 102–40, § 401(a)(4)(A)section 4131 of this title1991—, renumbered as this section.
Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(a)(1), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted “7334” for “4134”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 211 of Pub. L. 94–581section 111 of this titleSubchapter effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1976 Amendment note under .