Key Resources

NEW Form!

Submit all use of

Data From People

for an HSR Determination

Guidance on Counting Subjects

Informed Consent Form Template

Template Language for Exempt Study Disclosures

2026 UPDATES_Reportable Events Policy

Call the HARC office at 510-486-6005, or email us at [email protected] with any questions.

Guidelines/Policies/Forms for human research:

Definitions and Acronyms (See webpage as well)

Human Subjects Committee charter

UPDATED HSC Membership Policy

Informed Consent Form Template

Guidelines for Compensation of Subjects 

Guidance on Counting Subjects

NHSR Determination Guidance

UPDATED Reportable Events Policy

Translation Attestation Form

UPDATED Training Policy

Template Language for Exempt Study Disclosures

Treatment and Compensation for Research-Related Injury

Online surveys and fraudulent responses

Privacy regulations for the state of California & the European Union

Federalwide Assurance for the Human Subjects Committee

RPM Institutional Policies

ES&H Manual, Ch22 - Research with Human and Animal Subjects

Regulatory Criteria for Approval

 Review Policies applying to protocols submitted after 1/21/2019

1. REVIEW POLICY_2026 Updates
2. Expedited Protocol Review Process
3. Exempt Protocol Review Process
4. Changes to an Approved Protocol
5. Energy/Environmental research and IRB review requirements
6. Using radioactive drugs

Note: a few policies still apply to protocols submitted before 1/21/2019:

Criteria for Approval

Full or Initial Review

Pre-RCR Expedited Review