National Institutes of Health approved peer review program
operating within the group, including the National Cancer
Institute clinical cooperative group and the National Cancer
Institute community clinical oncology program.
"Health benefits plan." A hospital and medical expense
insurance policy or certificate; health, hospital or medical
service corporation contract or certificate; or health
maintenance organization subscriber contract or certificate
delivered or issued for delivery in this Commonwealth by any
carrier. The term does not include the following plans, policies
or contracts: specified disease, CHAMPUS supplement, accident
only, credit, disability, long-term care, coverage for Medicare
services pursuant to a contract with the Federal Government,
Medicare supplement, dental only or vision only, insurance
issued as a supplement to liability insurance, coverage arising
out of a workers' compensation or similar law, hospital
confinement or other supplemental limited benefit insurance
coverage or automobile medical payment insurance.
"Institution." A hospital or organization which is involved
in administering clinical trials.
"Institutional review board." A board, committee or other
group that is both:
(1) Formally designated by an institution to approve the
initiation of and to conduct periodic review of biomedical
research involving human subjects and in which the primary
purpose of the review is to assure the protection of the
rights and welfare of the human subjects and not to review a
clinical trial for scientific merit.
(2) Approved by the National Institutes of Health office
for protection from research risks.
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