Beginning the first week of May, 2026 all initial reviews submitted to the PH IRB will be paused. Initial reviews will begin again this Fall.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and 15 other Federal Departments and Agencies have issued final revisions to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (the Common Rule). The revisions are to modernize, strengthen, and make more effective the Federal Policy that was originally promulgated in 1991. The revised regulations are now known as the Final Rule. Effective January 21, 2019, all research proposals submitted to the PH IRB for review will be reviewed following the Final Rule and the post-2019 PH IRB Policy & Procedures Manual. All research approved prior, will continue to follow the Common Rule regulations and the earlier version of the PH IRB Policy & Procedures Manual.
*Links to applicable guidance documents, policies, forms, and websites can be found in the footnotes.
PH IRB Policy & Procedures Manual: The Common Rule
PH IRB Policy & Procedures Manual: The Final Rule
(to be used for all studies submitted for initial review post January, 2019)
*Links to applicable guidance documents, policies, forms, and websites can be found in the footnotes of both PH IRB Manuals.
Vulnerable Populations
Children Participation in Research
Prisoner Participation in Research
Prompt Reports
Protocol Deviations and Noncompliance
Policy and Procedures for Addressing Allegations of Research Misconduct