34 C.F.R. § 97.402 Definitions.
Title 34 - Education
The definitions in §97.102 apply to this subpart. In addition, the following definitions also apply to this subpart: (a) Children are persons who have not attained the legal age for consent to treatments or procedures involved in the research, under the applicable law of the jurisdiction in which the research will be conducted. (b) Assent means a child's affirmative agreement to participate in research. Mere failure to object should not, absent affirmative agreement, be construed as assent. (c) Permission means the agreement of parent(s) or guardian to the participation of their child or ward in research. (d) Parent means a child's biological or adoptive parent. (e) Guardian means an individual who is authorized under applicable State or local law to consent on behalf of a child to general medical care. (Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 20 U.S.C. 1221e–3, 3474; and 42 U.S.C. 300v–1(b)).
Title 34: Education
PART 97—PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
Subpart D—Additional ED Protections for Children Who Are Subjects in Research
§ 97.402 Definitions.
