IRB Policies & Procedures

For all submissions to the IRB, please forward a single unstapled copy of the IRB form(s) and supplemental materials to Box 19188. For protocols requiring a full board review, you must submit your protocol with all applicable materials to the Office of Regulatory Services 14 working days prior to the scheduled full board meeting. The Board meets on the second Tuesday of every month.

The IRB has approved a new policy regarding secondary data research, click here.

If you are using private health information in your research protocol, click on the following link for information how Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rules / State of Texas Senate Bill 11.

Please note:
You may chose the protocol by submitting for Form # 7 if

• all interaction and/or intervention with human subjects is finished
  
• the data contains no identifiable private infromation

Informed consent documents should not guarantee confidentiality to the subjects. Please make sure that your consent document states that the data will remain confidential as far as possible within state and federal law.

For help in determining if your classroom project is classified as research and will require an IRB approval click here.