• Department of Health and Human Services Guidance on HIPAA Privacy Rule and Research
• National Institutes for Health Guidance on HIPAA Privacy Rule and Research

Office of Research Compliance Guidance Documents

• Becoming a Member of an Ohio University Institutional Review Board [PDF]
• External Investigators [PDF]
• External Investigators Interested in Recruiting Ohio University Students, Faculty, and Staff [PDF]
• Impaired Capacity and Consent [PDF]
• Internet Research with Human Subjects [PDF]
• Investigators Interested in Using SMART IRB [PDF]
• Research Document Retention and Destruction [PDF]
• Screening Participants [PDF]
• Submitting a Deferral [PDF]
• Guidance on the Letter of Support
• Guidance for Protocol Development