Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 5701.904. Department responsibilities

(1) Administer the research programs established under this chapter.

(2) Establish, in conjunction with the Health Research Advisory Committee and the Spinal Cord Research Advisory Committee, the research priorities of the Commonwealth.  In developing these research priorities, the national health promotion and disease prevention objectives established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, as applied to this Commonwealth, shall be considered.  The priorities shall include the identification of critical research areas, disparities in health status among various Commonwealth populations, expected research outcomes and benefits and disease prevention and treatment methodologies.  The priorities shall be reviewed annually and revised as necessary.

(3) Except as provided in section 905(f) and (g),  1 review applications and award research grants to applicants consistent with the priorities established under paragraph (2). Research grants may be awarded for a period not to exceed four years for each project.

(4) Develop and implement peer review procedures to be used for the review of grant applications for projects funded pursuant to section 906(2)   2 and (3).

(5) Publish an annual report on all research funded under this chapter.  The report shall include:

(6) The report under paragraph (5) shall be provided to the chair and minority chair of the Public Health and Welfare Committee and the chair and minority chair of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chair and minority chair of the Health and Human Services Committee and the chair and minority chair of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives no later than November 30, 2002, and annually thereafter.  The annual report shall be made available for public inspection and posted on the department's publicly accessible World Wide Web site.