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IRB Policies and Guidelines
IRB policies and guidelines and Penn State policies.
Policies
IRB Policy II - Training Requirements for the Protection of Human Participants
Verification of Training on the Protection of Human Participants
IRB Policy III - Exempt Review Process and Determination
Criteria and process to determine if research activities involving the use of human participants may be exempt from initial and continuing review by the Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Guidelines
IRB Guideline II - International Research Involving Human Participants
International Research Involving Human Participants
IRB Guideline V - Research Using Penn State Students as Participants
Research Using Penn State Students as Participants
IRB Guideline VI - Research Involving the Consumption of Alcohol by Human Research Participants
Research Involving the Consumption of Alcohol by Human Research Participants
IRB Guideline VII - Biosafety Guidelines for Handling of Human Blood and Tissue Samples
Biosafety Guidelines for Handling of Human Blood and Tissue Samples
IRB Guideline VIII - Biomedical Procedures Performed in a Non-Clinical Setting
Biomedical Procedures Performed in a Non-Clinical Setting
IRB Guideline X - Guidelines for Computer- and Internet-Based Research Involving Human Participants
Guidelines for Computer- and Internet-Based Research Involving Human Participants
IRB Guideline XI - Research Involving Audio, Video or Digital Recordings of Research Participants
Research Involving Audio, Video or Digital Recordings of Research Participants
Penn State Policies
AD22 - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
To describe the University's responsibilities under the Privacy Rule and related regulations issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996.
AD56 - Use of Group E-Mail to Communicate University Business to Employees and Students
To set forth the policy for using group communication tools as a means of communicating with all employees and/or students (or subsets of them) regarding University business, issues or emergencies. For purposes of this policy, group communication tools are defined as communications sent from University systems, cellular phones, smart phones, or any other devices or platforms to a portion of either the faculty, staff or students. This policy does not apply to communications within units, such as departments, colleges, or Commonwealth Campuses.
CR2078 - Payment to Research Participants
To outline the procedures for making payments to research participants.
RA14 - The Use of Human Participants in Research
The purpose of this policy is to outline PSU's standards for the protection of human participants of research.
RA20 - Individual Conflict of Interest
In order to enable work done at Penn State to have the broadest positive impact on society, the University sets forth this policy to protect the research, scholarship, artistic endeavors, and technology transfer programs (also referred to as University Research and Technology Transfer) of the University from improper actions and influences that can arise as a result of individual conflict of interest. Further, this policy serves to define the safeguards necessary to preserve the integrity of the University, its faculty, students, staff, officers and other senior managers of the University.
RA22 - HIPAA and Research at Penn State
The purpose of this policy is to set forth the requirements that will be applicable to research that is subject to HIPAA requirements.
