Policies & Guidance
During 2019 and 2020, NIH is transitioning from Human Subjects Protections Program (HRPP) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to HRPP policies. These policies are applicable to NIH clinical investigators, non-NIH clinical investigators when relying upon the NIH IRB, to NIH IRB operations, and to the NIH IRB when it is the Reviewing IRB. These policies also apply when the NIH IRB is acting as the Public Health Emergency Research Review Board (PHERRB) for the United States. These pages contain the currently implemented policies of the NIH Intramural Research Program. Also contained within these pages are supplemental guidelines and tools to aid investigators and research teams with the implementation of these policies.
Policies
The NIH Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Policies are under development. The implemented policies appear below under policy groupings organized by topic. Upon implementation the remaining policies will appear below in under the topic groupings. Until the policies are implemented, the HRPP Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) remain in effect. Please view the overview of General and Structural Changes to the NIH HRPP Policies if you are so inclined.
Policy 001 - NIH Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Policy Development
General and Structural Changes to the NIH HRPP Policies
100 Series - Institutional Authorities and Requirements
100 - NIH HRPP
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101 - Organizational Structure of OHSRP
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103 - Education Program
Formerly Policy number 201
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104 - Research-Related Subject Complaints
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105 - IRB Reliance
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106 - Ancillary Reviews
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109 - FWA Coverage
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200 Series - IRB Authorities and Requirements
200 - IRB Scope and Authority
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203 - Support of IRB Operations
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204 - Levels of IRB Review and Criteria for IRB
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205 - Requirements for IRB Submissions
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300 Series - Investigator Responsibilities
302 - Recruitment Compensation
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400 Series - Regulatory Protections for Vulnerable Populations
400 - Research Involving Pregnant Women, Fetuses, and Neonates
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401 - Research Involving Prisoners
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402 - Children in Research
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403 - Research with Subjects Lacking Capacity to Consent
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404 - Research Involving NIH Staff
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500 - FDA Requirements for Human Subjects Research
500 - Research Involving FDA NEW
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501 - Research Involving FDA Regulated Devices NEW
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502 - Expanded Access Emergency Use NEW
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503 - Data and Safety Monitoring NEW
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800 Series - Compliance and Research Event Reporting Requirements
801 - Reporting Research Events
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802 - Non-Compliance in HSR
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Active HRPP Policies (SOPs)
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Guidance
Regulations and Ethical Guidance
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Common Rule Bulletins
Other Guidance Documents
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