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 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 Revised Common Rule. Effective January 21, 2019, all research proposals submitted to the PH IRB for review will be reviewed following the Revised Common Rule and the associated revised 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 of both PH IRB Manuals.
PH IRB Policy & Procedures Manual: The Common Rule
PH IRB Policy & Procedures Manual: The Revised Common Rule