Updated Documents Available

Dear Research Community,

The following documents have been updated:

Per AAHRPP reaccreditation:

• HRP-001 – SOP – Definitions
• HRP-060 – SOP – Annual HRPP Evaluations
• HRP-092 – SOP – External IRBs
• HRP-101 – Human Research Protection Program Plan
• HRP-103 – Investigator Manual
• HRP-312 – WORKSHEET – Exemption Determination
• HRP-318 – WORKSHEET – Additional Federal Agency Criteria
• HRP-320 – WORKSHEET – Scientific or Scholarly Review
• HRP-410 – CHECKLIST – Waiver or Alteration of Consent Process
• HRP-413 – CHECKLIST – Non-Viable Neonates
• HRP-415 – CHECKLIST – Prisoners
• HRP-583 – TEMPLATE – Social Behavioral Protocol
• HRP-593 – TEMPLATE – Biomedical Protocol – Revised to include research activity that is non-human subjects research and exempt

• HRP-441 – CHECKLIST – HIPAA Waiver of Authorization – Revised to include the information about requesting a HIPAA waiver of the NU IRB as the Privacy Board
• HRP-503 – FORM – Human Research Determination Form

Please utilize applicable versions for any new projects and at the time of any modification involving protocol updates.

The documents can be found in the Templates, Forms, & SOPs tab.

Thank you,

The Northwestern University IRB Office