Institutional Review Board
Up one levelThe Vermont Agency of Human Services requires that research conducted by any component of the agency involving human subjects, their health related information and/or any potential risk to human subjects, be approved before the research is begun. The Agency Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews applications concerning research on human subjects or their protected health information when the subjects are Agency clients or recipients of public services or benefits furnished by the Agency AND when the research is proposed by, affiliated with, conducted at the request of, or involves an Agency department, division, program or office.
- The Institutional Review Board and Conducting Research at AHS
- The Vermont Agency of Human Services requires that research conducted by any component of the agency involving human subjects, their health related information and/or any potential risk to human subjects, be approved before the research is begun. The Agency Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews applications concerning research on human subjects or their protected health information when the subjects are Agency clients or recipients of public services or benefits furnished by the Agency and when the research is proposed by, affiliated with, conducted at the request of, or involves an Agency department, division, program or office.
- How Do I know if I need to submit my proposal under these guidelines?
- The Vermont Agency of Human Services requires that research conducted by any component of the agency involving human subjects, their health related information and/or any potential risk to human subjects, be approved before the research is begun. The Agency Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews applications concerning research on human subjects or their protected health information when the subjects are Agency clients or recipients of public services or benefits furnished by the Agency AND when the research is proposed by, affiliated with, conducted at the request of, or involves an Agency department, division, program or office. The Agency of Human services procedures related to this policy are outlined in these pages.
- Policy No: 9.03 Protections of Human Subjects & Establishment of Institutional Review Board
- This policy has been established to provide guidance to all Agency employees, contractors, affiliated researchers and other interested parties, concerning the protection of human subjects and their protected health information in research. It establishes an institutional review board (IRB) to examine proposed research and ensure that the research procedures will respect and protect subjects, maximize benefits and minimize harm and risk. This board will also provide the required assurances to the Department of Health and Human Services that any research, funded in whole or in part by that Department, is in compliance with 45 CFR 46.
- AHS Institutional Review Board Contacts
- When protocols need review, meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month, 2 to 4 PM, AHS Secretary's Conference Room B, 208 Hurricane Lane, Williston, VT
- Lay Summary/Consent Form Guidance
- Consent to Participate (Sample)
- Procedures for IRB Operations
- Revised: November 2007
- HIPAA Research Policy
- Guidance on Creating an Authorization to Permit the Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Research Purposes
- Authorization to Permit the Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information for Research Purposes (example)
- Request of Waiver of Authorization for Recruitment Purposes
- This form needs to be submitted with your Agency of Human Services IRB application when you intend to review an individual's protected health information for recruitment purposes AND when the review for recruitment will not be conducted by a member of the Agency of Human Services workforce.
- Request for Continuing Review
- Form to be completed be Principal Investigator when requesting a continuing review.
- Informed consent checklist
- IRB protocol review checklist
- IRB continuing review checklist
- VT Agency of Humans Services Researcher Responsibilities and Procedures for the Proposal of Research involving Human Subjects
- If a researcher is unsure whether or not an AHS IRB Research Proposal Form must be submitted for any given project, it is the researcher's responsibility to contact the IRB chairperson for further information and guidance.
- Request for Modification of Application
- IRB Minutes
- IRB Meeting Agenda - February 4, 2014
- IRB Member Pages
- IRB Members Private
- new folder
- IRB Agendas
- IRB Application Revised 1.28.19