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Welcome to the HRPP Toolkit!

January 25, 2018

The Policies, Procedures, Guidance, and Documents that are part of the Human Research Protection Program at Harvard University Area IRB are collectively known as the “Toolkit”.   The Toolkit consists of “living” documents that will be updated as our regulatory landscape changes. We will also provide additional guidance and IRB decision aids to assist the research community through the IRB review process. Here is an overview of the components of the Toolkit:

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Breaking News – Revised Rule Now Delayed Until July 19, 2018

January 18, 2018

A notice of an unpublished document was filed on Thursday, January 17, 2018 at 4:15 pm to announce the January 22, 2018 publication of a “Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects: Delay of the Revisions to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects”.  As stated in the document:

“This interim final rule delays the effective date and general compliance date of the 2018 Requirements to July 19, 2018. The federal departments and agencies listed in this document are in the process of developing a proposed rule to further delay implementation of the 2018...

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