The department, with funds available for these purposes, may conduct research to determine the causes, proper treatment, and diagnosis of intellectual disability, related disabilities, head injuries, and spinal cord injuries and may use facilities and personnel under its control and management for carrying out the research so long as the rights of the client are preserved and prior consent is obtained pursuant to Section 44-26-180.
HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 496, Section 1; 1992 Act No. 366, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1078; 2011 Act No. 47, Section 2, eff June 7, 2011.