R982-800-103. Criteria for Priority of Data Research Requests

  (1) The director, with consultation by the advisory board, shall use the following criteria to determine the priority of the data research requests the center receives:

  (a) The type of requester;

  (b) The potential of the requester's research to lead to meaningful policy changes or other meaningful impacts for members of the general public; and

  (c) The availability of the data being requested.

  (2) The director, with consultation by the advisory board, shall evaluate the criteria described in Subsection (1) and assign a numerical score for each data research request. The data research request with the highest score shall be given the highest priority. Remaining data research requests are sorted in order thereafter.

  (3) The director, with consultation by the advisory board, may, in his or her discretion, deviate from the criteria described in Subsection (1) if the requester makes a showing of compelling public interest sufficient to justify deviating from the criteria.