Policies and Guidelines

• IRB Guideline I – Parental Consent and Child Assent 
• IRB Guideline II – International Research Involving Human Participants 
• IRB Guideline V – Research Using Penn State Students as Participants 
• IRB Guideline X – Guidelines for Computer- and Internet-Based Research Involving Human Participants 

• IRB Guideline XI – Research Involving Audio, Video or Digital Recordings of Research Participants 

• AD22 – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 
• AD51 – Use of Outdoor Areas for Expressive Activities 
• AD56 – Use of Group Communication Tools to Communicate University Business to Employees and Students 
• RPG03 – Payments to Human Participants in Research
• RP03 – The Use of Human Participants in Research 
• RP06 – Disclosure and Management of Significant Financial Interests 
• RP07 – HIPAA and Research at Penn State 

• FERPA Information
• HIPAA Information

Codes of Federal Regulations

• Protection of Human Subjects: Title 45 CFR Part 46 
• Food and Drugs, Protection of Human Subjects: Title 21 Part 50
• New Drug Application: Title 21 CFR Part 312 
• Biological Devices: Title 21 CFR Part 600 
• Investigational Device Exemptions: Title 21 CFR Part 812 

Office for Human Research Protections

• Policy Guidance 
• International Human Research Standards 

National Institute of Health

• Clinical Trials
• Human Subjects Research
  • Certificates of Confidentiality (CoC)

Other Guidelines

• APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct 
• Declaration of Helsinki 
• FDA Guidance for IRBs and Clinical Investigators 
• The Belmont Report 
• The Nuremberg Code