1. A “Research Review Committee”, consisting of five members, shall be established at each department facility where research is proposed to be conducted. The members of the committees shall be appointed by the head of the facilities with the approval of the division director. The committee shall be composed of persons who reside in the state and are not employed by the department and shall be composed of the following:

(1) Three members shall be consumers, family members of consumers, or representatives of consumer groups;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 630.196

  • Consumer: a person:

    (a) Who qualifies to receive department services. See Missouri Laws 630.005

  • Department: the department of mental health of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 630.005
  • Director: the director of the department of mental health, or his designee. See Missouri Laws 630.005
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Head of the facility: the chief administrative officer, or his designee, of any residential facility. See Missouri Laws 630.005
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) One member shall be a licensed physician;

(3) One member shall be an attorney.

2. The members of the committees shall serve for terms of four years each, except that two of the members initially appointed shall serve a term of two years each.

3. The committee members shall not receive any compensation for their services but they shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses they incur while performing committee work.

4. Each committee shall annually elect a chairman. Each committee shall meet at the call of the head of the facility or the committee chairman and shall have a quorum when at least three members are* present.