Policies
May 18, 2022

Statement of Practice: PEERRS Certification Requirements

This document replaces the March 11, 2019 "PEERRS Certification Requirements" document. Note: It is the responsibility of the PI to enforce appropriate human subjects protection education for study team roles where certification is not otherwise...
Guidance
Jun 7, 2021

Other Reportable Information or Occurrence (ORIO)

Investigators sometimes receive information that has a direct impact on a research study. This information is reportable to the IRBMED . Frequently this information falls within the Adverse Event Reporting context, or it is reported to IRBMED in...
Guidance
Feb 26, 2021

Elements and Uses of a Repository

A research repository is defined as a collection of data/biospecimens that have been collected and stored with the intention of using the materials for future research , either by the investigator who collected them or by sharing the materials with...
Guidance
Dec 15, 2020

Reporting Time-Sensitive Modifications

PDF Version Revised 12/14/2020 NOTE: The following guidance does not apply to studies where IRBMED is relying on an external IRB for regulatory oversight ("ceding" IRB oversight). If your study is ceded, you must reach out to the IRB of Record for...
Guidance
Aug 31, 2020

Certification Preparatory to Research

Review of data and/or biospecimens preparatory to research are not regulated under the Common Rule if any data obtained is not used for future research. However, if you or any member of the study team will be accessing Protected Health Information (...
Guidance
Aug 10, 2020

Limited Data Sets

Research on coded private information , or on non-identifiable information, is not regulated under the Common Rule . However, HIPAA Privacy Rule protections apply if a coded or non-identifiable data set contains Protected Health Information (PHI) in...
Guidance
Aug 10, 2020

Decedents

Research involving data and/or biospecimens from decedents (deceased i ndividuals) is not regulated under the Common Rule. However, if you or any member of the study team will be accessing Protected Health Information (PHI) of the decedent(s), the...
Guidance
Jul 22, 2020

Study-Specific Adverse Event (AE) Reporting Plans

The IRBMED Standard Adverse Event (AE) Reporting Timetable is designed to accommodate a wide range of study designs and risk levels. These standard guidelines apply only to IRBMED reporting; they do not apply to reporting that may be required by...
Guidance
Jul 8, 2020

Exempt Human Subjects Research

This page contains information regarding human subjects research that falls within the federal exemption categories or U-M exemption categories . Exempt human subjects research does require an application and determination in the eResearch system...
Guidance
Jan 16, 2019

Transition to 2018 Regulations - ARCHIVED

04/23/2021: This page has been archived. This transition is largely complete. All new applications are evaluated according to 2018 Revised Common Rule. With questions, contact your IRB staff. On January 21, 2019 most provisions of the Revised Common...

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