Report 2006-108 Recommendation 8 Responses

Report 2006-108: California Institute for Regenerative Medicine: It Has a Strategic Plan, but It Needs to Finish Developing Grant-Related Policies and Continue Strengthening Management Controls to Ensure Policy Compliance and Cost Containment (Release Date: February 2007)

Recommendation #8 To: Regenerative Medicine, California Institute for

In addition, the institute should follow its plans to amend its conflict-of-interest policies to include specialists invited to participate in stem cell research program activities, such as grant application review.

6-Month Agency Response

In March 2007 the committee adopted a change in the conflict-of-interest policy for the grants working group to include specialists. (See 2008-406 p. 198)

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Fully Implemented

All Recommendations in 2006-108

Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.