Please note the following:

• Protocol Submission Deadline (for Full Board Protocols only)
  • **All Full Board protocols submitted AFTER the deadline WILL NOT be reviewed until the NEXT scheduled meeting!
• Protocol approval will be for a maximum of (1) year.
• The principal investigator will be contacted annually to verify the status of the project.
• If no significant change in the protocol has occurred, renewal approval may be extended for a year, until the maximum period of three years has been met.
• Any significant change in the protocol requires a new application and the IRB’s approval.
• Approval will be canceled for discontinued projects.

Once we receive your electronic Human Research Review Request, ORI will review it to check for any errors, make edits, and/or provide suggestions. Although the ORI does not approve the protocols, we are in a position to see the types of issues that cause them to be returned for additional changes. As a service to you, we try to make sure that each protocol is submitted without any missing information in order to maximize your chances for a speedy review.

Reviewers are given (5) business days to review each completed protocol.

Please submit a Final Report within the eRA system or a Close-Out Form (if protocol was submitted prior to the implementation of the eRA) within 30 days of your project end date. Multi-year projects will need to be submitted annually. Although the IRB office sends reminders, it is ultimately your responsibility to submit the continuing review report in a timely fashion to ensure there is no lapse in IRB approval.