The Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") expands informed consent exceptions with a final rule permitting institutional review board ("IRB") waiver or alteration of elements for certain FDA-regulated ...

The Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects or the “Common Rule” outlines specific regulations for human subjects research. The Common Rule is heavily based on the "The Belmont Report," ...

The Common Rule describes the basic DHHS policy for the protection of human research participants and is incorporated into University policy for: IRB review types and processes; criteria for IRB ...

The EPA has adopted the Common Rule under 40 CFR 26 Subpart A §26.101-124: Basic EPA Policy for Protection of Subjects in Human Research Conducted or Supported by EPA. Order 1000.17A, Policy and ...