Revised Common Rule

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This Overview summarizes key Common Rule updates pertinent for human subject research investigators and staff. The Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (commonly referred to as “the Common Rule”), provides ethically based regulations for the review and conduct of human research studies. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Human Research protections (OHRP) issued changes to modernize, strengthen, and streamline the rule in January 2017. Most changes went into effect on January 21, 2019. 

Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects

University of Kentucky (UK) Office of Research Integrity (ORI) Revised Common Rule Overview

University of Kentucky (UK) Office of Research Integrity (ORI) Informed Consent Resources

University of Kentucky (UK) Office of Research Integrity (ORI) Exemption Categories Tool

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Final Rule Resources

Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) Videos & Resources

Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) Revised Common Rule FAQs

Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) Companion Q & As About the Revised Common Rule

Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) Common Rule Resources

U. S. Department of Education (DoEd) Online Computer-Based Training Course: "Implementing the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research"