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DDS Research Review Committee (RRC)

DDS is authorized to regulate research activities concerning or involving individuals with IDD conducted in the Commonwealth.
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Research Review Committee Information

Guidelines for Consent Form 2019, Open DOC file, 37 KB (English, DOC 37 KB)
Informed Consent Form 2019, Open DOC file, 30.5 KB (English, DOC 30.5 KB)
Notification of Completion of Research, Open DOC file, 25.5 KB (English, DOC 25.5 KB)
Principle Investigator Annual Report 2025, Open DOC file, 44.5 KB (English, DOC 44.5 KB)
RRC-Authority-Feb2020, Open DOCX file, 18.8 KB (English, DOCX 18.8 KB)
RRC Advisory 2025, Open RTF file, 74.35 KB (English, RTF 74.35 KB)
RRC Application 2025, Open RTF file, 126.96 KB (English, RTF 126.96 KB)

Research Review Committee Meetings

The next meeting of the RRC will be November 6, 2026

Agenda for the November 6, 2026, RRC Meeting

Please contact DDS-RRC@mass.gov for copies of previous meeting minutes.

2026-7 RRC July 24 Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 25.29 KB (English, DOCX 25.29 KB)
2026-6 RRC June 12 Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 26.45 KB (English, DOCX 26.45 KB)
2026-5 RRC May 15 Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 27.91 KB (English, DOCX 27.91 KB)
2026-3 RRC March 6 Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 27.4 KB (English, DOCX 27.4 KB)
2026-2 RRC February 6 Meeting Minutes , Open DOCX file, 27.21 KB (English, DOCX 27.21 KB)
2025-12 RRC December 5 Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 26.22 KB (English, DOCX 26.22 KB)
2025-11 RRC November 7 Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 26.79 KB (English, DOCX 26.79 KB)
2025-9 RRC September 12 Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 27.54 KB (English, DOCX 27.54 KB)
2025-8 RRC August 1 Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 25.38 KB (English, DOCX 25.38 KB)
2025-6 RRC June 6 Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 26.5 KB (English, DOCX 26.5 KB)
2025-4 RRC April 25 Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 26.39 KB (English, DOCX 26.39 KB)
2025-4 RRC April 4 Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 25.88 KB (English, DOCX 25.88 KB)
2025-3 RRC March Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 25.88 KB (English, DOCX 25.88 KB)
2025-2 RRC February Meeting Minutes, Open PDF file, 147.12 KB (English, PDF 147.12 KB)
2025-1 RRC January Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 26.61 KB (English, DOCX 26.61 KB)
2024-12 RRC December Meeting Minutes , Open DOCX file, 26.94 KB (English, DOCX 26.94 KB)
2024-6 RRC June Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 24.08 KB (English, DOCX 24.08 KB)
2024-5 RRC May Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 24.45 KB (English, DOCX 24.45 KB)
2024-2 RRC February Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 24.46 KB (English, DOCX 24.46 KB)
2024-1 RRC January Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 25.98 KB (English, DOCX 25.98 KB)
2023-12 RRC December Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 24.63 KB (English, DOCX 24.63 KB)
2023-11 RRC November Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 19.26 KB (English, DOCX 19.26 KB)
2023-9 RRC September 22nd Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 23.95 KB (English, DOCX 23.95 KB)
2023-9 RRC September 1st Meeting Minutes , Open DOCX file, 24.05 KB (English, DOCX 24.05 KB)
2023-7 RRC July Meeting Minutes, Open PDF file, 143.97 KB (English, PDF 143.97 KB)
2023-6 RRC June Meeting Minutes , Open PDF file, 148.03 KB (English, PDF 148.03 KB)
2023-5 RRC May Meeting Minutes , Open PDF file, 143.66 KB (English, PDF 143.66 KB)
2023-4 RRC April Meeting Minutes , Open PDF file, 147.27 KB (English, PDF 147.27 KB)
2022-6 RRC June Meeting Minutes, Open PDF file, 143.7 KB (English, PDF 143.7 KB)
2022-3 RRC March Meeting Minutes, Open PDF file, 145.72 KB (English, PDF 145.72 KB)
2021-10 RRC October Meeting Minutes , Open PDF file, 139.82 KB (English, PDF 139.82 KB)
2021-5 RRC May Meeting Minutes, Open PDF file, 161.49 KB (English, PDF 161.49 KB)
2021-1 RRC January 29th Meeting Minutes , Open PDF file, 162.94 KB (English, PDF 162.94 KB)
2021-1 RRC January 8th Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 20.69 KB (English, DOCX 20.69 KB)
2020-7 RRC July Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 20.49 KB (English, DOCX 20.49 KB)
2020-5 RRC May Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 20.32 KB (English, DOCX 20.32 KB)
26-1 RRC January 9 Meeting Minutes, Open DOCX file, 27.02 KB (English, DOCX 27.02 KB)

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DDS-RRC@mass.gov

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