Compliance
Human Subjects Institutional Review Board (HSIRB)
HSIRB federal regulations and WMU Policies
Common Rule
Subpart A of is also known as the Common Rule because it serves as the federal regulations for 17 major federal agencies.
Common rule agencies of the Federal Government
- Department of Agriculture
- Department Energy
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Department of Justice
- Department of Defense
- Department of Education
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Health and Human Services
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Agency for International Development
- Social Security Administration
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
45 CRF 46
Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 46, are the basic federal regulations governing human subject research.
21 CFR 50
Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50, are the federal regulations governing human subject research which falls under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration.
21 CFR 56
Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 56, are the basic federal regulations governing institutional review boards (IRBs).
University policies governing human subjects research
Guidelines for Human Subjects Research at WMU
Research Subject Consent/Assent Document Approval Stamp Policy
Questions?Email the research compliance coordinator