Institutional Review Board

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.

IRB Application

 

Request for Modification of Application

 

IRB Minutes

 

Next IRB Meeting

Agenda

IRB Member Pages