42 CFR § 50.601 - Purpose.

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title: "42 CFR § 50.601 - Purpose."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "50.601"
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chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_name: "POLICIES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY"
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authority: "Sec. 215, Public Health Service Act, 58 Stat. 690 (42 U.S.C. 216); Sec. 1006, Public Health Service Act, 84 Stat. 1507 (42 U.S.C. 300a-4), unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 52165, Nov. 8, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 50.601 Purpose.

This subpart promotes objectivity in research by establishing standards that provide a reasonable expectation that the design, conduct, and reporting of research funded under Public Health Service (PHS) grants or cooperative agreements will be free from bias resulting from Investigator financial conflicts of interest.