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Human Research Protection Program Best Practices Guide: Human Subjects Institutional Review Board Standard Operating Procedures (developed by ORCA in consultation with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in September 2001)

The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) has posted guidance regarding written Institutional Review Board (IRB) procedures.  In order to assist institutions in developing adequate written IRB procedures, OHRP has compiled a summary of the relevant regulatory requirements and guidance issued routinely by OHRP over the past several years.  This new OHRP guidance, dated July 11, 2002, can be found athttp://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/irb71102.pdf.