All Institutional Review Board policy and procedure files are available on this page.
Office of the Director Policy on Human Research Protection Program (HRPP)
Statement of overarching principles and guidelines for human subjects research at Fred Hutch.
Investigator Manual (HRP-103)
Approval Date Guidelines and Turnaround Times (Policy 1.8)
Guidelines on calculation of IRB approval dates, stamping of approved documents, and IRB/IRO turnaround times.
Communications Policy (Policy 2.21)
Expectations for communications with IRB stakeholders.
Communications Policy (Policy 2.21)
Expectations for communications with IRB stakeholders.
Conflicting Interests of IRB Members (HRP-050)
Describes how to determine whether an IRB member holds a conflicting interest on a study under review and the process after a conflicting interest has been identified.
Control and Distribution of Policies and Supporting Documents (Policy 1.1)
Describes how the Fred Hutch IRO creates and maintains written policies and supporting documents.
IRB Requirements for Reporting to Institutional and External Officials (Policy 2.8)
Guidelines for reporting unanticipated problems, noncompliance or changes in IRB approval, as well as guidelines for reporting to AAHRPP.
IRB Review of Genomic Data Sharing Studies (Policy 2.27)
Consideration of requests to allow broad sharing of data from genome-wide association studies.
IRO Website Policy (Policy 2.23)
Principles for maintaining the IRO's online presence.
Monitoring of Institutional Review Board, IRB Operations, and Research Studies (Policy 2.16)
Assessing the effectiveness of the Fred Hutch Human Subjects Protection Program.
Staff Structure (Policy 1.4)
Selection and evaluation process for IRO staff who coordinate human subjects reviews.
Staff Structure (Policy 1.4)
Selection and evaluation process for IRO staff who coordinate human subjects reviews.
Status Reports for IRB Files (Policy 2.28)
Process for annual reminders for non-Exempt human subjects research that is not subject to Continuing Review requirements.
Suspension or Termination of IRB Approval (Policy 1.10)
Principles and process for suspending or terminating research activities; also addresses other actions the IRB may take in response to noncompliance events.