Policies
The IRB Standard Operating Procedures Manual (PDF) document sets forth the standard operating policies and procedures for Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is the institutional entity that implement’s the University’s HRPP.
The extracted Standard Operating Procedures are provided below in PDF format for easier access to specific content of interest.
- Front Matter
- Section 1 – General Administration
- Section 2 – Institutional Review Board Management
- Section 3 – Research Management
- Section 4 – Unaffiliated Researchers
- Section 5 – Special Considerations
- Section 6 – Appendices (Complete Section)
This document also describes the relationships of the IRB with other internal and external agencies. All members of the IRB, IRB staff and research personnel are expected to be familiar with these policies.
Forms
- Application – Request for Waiver of Classroom Projects
- Application – Exempt & Limited Review
- Application – Expedited & Full Board Review
- Other – External Researcher Authorization Agreement: Unaffiliated Researchers
- Other – Financial Conflict of Interest Disclosure
- Other – Independent Researcher Agreement (No Home IRB)
- Other – Relying Agreement: Unaffiliated Partnering Organizations
- Supplemental – Additional Personnel Form
- Supplemental – Amendment / Modification Form
- Supplemental – Continuation / Closeout Form
- Supplemental – International Research Addendum
- Template – Deception Debriefing
- Template – HIPAA Business Associate Agreement
- Template – HIPAA Information Release
- Template – Informed Consent: Adult
- Template – Informed Consent: Parent Consent / Minor Assent
- Template – Informed Consent: Parent or Guardian
- Template – Non-Researcher Confidentiality Agreement
- Template – Research Assistant Confidentiality Agreement
- Template – Verbal Consent: Education Survey
- Template – Verbal Consent: Exempt Studies
- Template – Verbal Consent: Research Studies