Authority of the Institutional Review Boards

I. PURPOSE / BACKGROUND

This policy establishes the authority of the University of Louisville Institutional Review Boards (IRB).

II. POLICY

The full university policy governing the authority of Institutional Review Boards is available here. Administrative Sanctions for Violations of University of Louisville Research Policies. This policy may be found on the Office of Research Integrity page.

III. PROCEDURE FOR POLICY

Procedures for conducting the business of the University of Louisville IRBs may be found in the IRB Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), the Investigator’s Guide, the IRB Member Handbook, the Privacy Board SOP and the Human Subjects Protection Program Office (HSPPO) SOP.

Subject: Authority of the Institutional Review Boards Policy and Procedure | Approved Board of Trustees 9-23-2004 | Author: Institutional Review Board Original Effective Date: 10-1-2004 | Last Revised Date: 5-8-2007