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GSA OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

FEDERAL LAW (via GSA)

 

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (formerly HCFA) LAWS & REGULATIONS

MEDICARE REGULATIONS REGARDING CLINICAL TRIALS

Medicare Coverage Policy - Clinical Trials

Quick Reference Guide

Final National Coverage Decision

Coverage Issues Manual - Clinical Trials

Medicare Provider Reimbursement Manual - Part I - Chapter 5 "Research Costs"

 

FEDERAL DEBARMENT / ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS LISTS

FDA List of Disqualified / Restricted Clinical Investigators (PIs must verify that no project staff are on this list)

Firms and Persons Debarred Under Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (via DHHS)

GSA Debarment List (Searchable)

PHS Administrative Actions List

 

FEDERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING RESEARCH WITH HUMAN AND ANIMAL SUBJECTS

HUMAN SUBJECTS PROTECTION

Significant Differences Between DHHS and FDA Regulations Governing Human Research (via FDA)

NIH Primer: Research and Privacy

Use Of Human Tissues in Research at MUOT

Guide for Interpreting the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (via USAID)

Human Subjects Protection and Financial Conflicts-of-Interest (via HHS)

 

PHS REGULATIONS & GUIDANCE

Office of Human Research Protections [OHRP]

OHRP Staff Telephone/Fax Numbers & E-Mail Addresses

Human Subjects Regulations Decision Charts (via OHRP)

OHRP Related Resources

Important Notice to NIH Applicants Regarding Human and Animal Research Subjects (via NIH - 4/25/2001)

OHRP Organization and Responsibilities

Human Subject Protections - Policy Guidance

Educational Materials (via OHRP)

Guidance Topics by Subject (via OHRP)

Guidance on Research Involving Coded Private Information or Biological Specimens (8/19/2004)

Updated Guidance on Use of Expedited Review (8/11/2003)

Guidance on the Involvement of Prisoners in Research (5/23/2003)

Guidance on Continuing Review (7/11/2002)

Guidance on Written IRB Procedures (7/11/2002)

Guidance for Investigators and Institutional Review Boards Regarding Research Involving Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Germ Cells and Stem Cell-Derived Test Articles (3/19/2002)

Requirement that IRB Review Proposals/Applications, NOT Just Protocols (5/31/2000)

45 CFR 46 (Protection of Human Subjects) [The "Common Rule"]

Compliance Oversight

Human Research Subject Protection Quality Improvement Program (via OHRP)

Human Subject - "Dear Colleague" Letters (via OHRP)

Compliance Determination Letters [Correspondence with NonCompliant Institutions & Investigators]

When Is an Institution [or Individual] Engaged in Research? (1/26/1999 OPRR Memo)

Compliance Oversight Procedures (via OHRP)

Common Findings and Guidance

Categories of Research Eligible for Expedited IRB Review (Effective 11/9/98)

Research on Transplantation of Fetal Tissue (Public Law 103-43; June 10, 1993)

Protecting Human Subjects in Genetic Research (via Human Genome Research Institute)

Emergency Use of Investigational Drugs (via FDA)

OHRP Institutional Review Board (IRB) Guidebook (1993 ed)

Tips on Informed Consent (via OHRP)

Informed Consent Checklist (via OHRP)

 

DHHS OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG) REPORTS

Institutional Review Boards: A Time for Reform

Institutional Review Boards: Their Role in Reviewing Approved Research

Recruiting Human Subjects: Pressures in Industry-Sponsored Clinical Research

Recruiting Human Subjects: Sample Guidelines for Practice

Institutional Review Boards: Promising Approaches

Institutional Review Boards: The Emergence of Independent Boards

Protecting Human Research Subjects: Status of Recommendations

FDA Oversight of Clinical Investigators

NIH Office of Human Subjects Research (OHSR)
(Information From OHSR Is Specific to NIH Intramural Research, But Provides Pertinent Information to All Investigators)

Guidelines for the Conduct of Research Involving Human Subjects at NIH

OHSR Information Sheets, Forms, and Checklists


FDA REGULATIONS & GUIDANCE

FDA Office for Human Research Trials

FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA)

Signing the FDA 1572 Form: What Are Your Commitments? (via Childrens' Hospital of Philadelphia)

Information for Health Professionals

Clinical Trials and Human Subject Protection

FDA Guidance for IRBs and Clinical Investigators (FDA "Information Sheets")

FDA Compliance References: Bioresearch Monitoring

Institutional Review Boards

Clinical Investigators

FDA Warning Letters

21 CFR Part 21 (Protection of Privacy)

21 CFR Part 50 (Protection of Human Subjects)

21 CFR Part 54 (Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators)

21 CFR Part 56 (Institutional Review Boards)

21 CFR Part 58 (Good Laboratory Practice for Non-clinical Laboratory Studies)

21 CFR Part 312 (Investigational New Drug Application)

21 CFR Part 812 (Investigational Device Exemptions)

Compilation of Laws Enforced by the FDA

FDA List of Disqualified / Restricted Clinical Investigators (PIs must verify that no project staff are on this list)

Good Clinical Practice in FDA-Regulated Clinical Trials

Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Consolidated Guidelines from International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH)

Comparisons of ICH GCP Guidelines with FDA Regulations

Informed Consent (ICH E-6 vs 21 CFR Part 50)

Institutional Review Boards (ICH E-6 vs 21 CFR Part 56)

Protecting Human Guinea Pigs

Additional FDA Information, Regulations and Forms

Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) Regulations Questions and Answers (via FDA)

 

ANIMAL SUBJECTS

Important Notice to NIH Applicants Regarding Human and Animal Research Subjects (via NIH - 4/25/2001)

Common Areas of Non-Compliance with PHS and USDA Regulations (via OLAW)

NetVet (World Wide Web IACUC Resources via Wash. U. St. Louis)

PHS REGULATIONS

NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)

Institutions with PHS Assurances (via OLAW)

Domestic Institutions

Foreign Institutions

OLAW Index to Guidance Regarding Implementation of the PHS Policy

Clarification Regarding Use of Carbon Dioxide for Euthanasia of Small Laboratory Animals (7/17/2002) (via OLAW)

Published Articles From Staff of OLAW

Index to Guidance Regarding Implementation of PHS Policy

Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (7th Edition, 1996)

Frequently Asked Questions About the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Lab Animal, Oct., 2003)

IACUC GUIDEBOOK (2nd Ed., 2002)

Animal Welfare - "Dear Colleague" Letters

Report of AVMA Panel on Euthanasia

PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

Tutorial: NIH Policy on Humane Care and Use of Lab Animals

Sample Documents for Implementation of NIH Policy on Humane Care and Use of Lab Animals

Sample Animal Study Protocol

Health Research Extension Act OF 1985 [PUBLIC LAW 99-158, November 20, 1985 - "Animals In Research"]

REQUIRED REPORTS

Semi-Annual Program and Facilities Review Checklist

Semi-Annual Report to Institutional Official

Institutional Annual Report to OLAW

 

USDA REGULATIONS

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Animal Care Policy Manual

Animal Health

Animal Care

Animal Care Questions

Animal Welfare Act [Text Format] [ PDF Format]

Definition of Terms

Regulations

Standards

 


POLICIES & REGULATIONS GOVERNING GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES

"Fly America" Act

U.S. Flag Air Carriers (via Travel-On)

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

OMB Circulars

Circulars A-21 - "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions"

Circular A-110 - "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations"

NIH

Extramural Policy Announcements & Notices

PHS Grants Policy (Rev. April, 1994) [For All DHHS/PHS Agencies Other than NIH (e.g., HRSA)] [FOR GRANT AWARDS PRIOR TO 10/1/2006]

HHS Grants Policy Statement (Rev. January 1, 2007) [For All HHS Agencies Other than NIH (e.g., HRSA)] [FOR GRANT AWARDS AFTER 10/1/2006]

NIH Grants Policy and Guidance Page

Extramural Policy Notices

NIH Grants Policy Statement

NIH Grants Policy Statement (Rev. 12/1/2003) [HTML Format] [For Grants with Budget Period Start Dates ON or AFTER 12/1/2003]

NIH Grants Policy Statement (Rev. 12/1/2003) [PDF Format] [For Grants with Budget Period Start Dates ON or AFTER 12/1/2003]

NIH Grants Policy Statement (Rev. 3/1/2001) [HTML Format] [For Grants with Budget Period Start Dates Prior to 12/1/2003]

NIH Grants Policy Statement (Rev. 3/1/2001) [PDF Format] [For Grants with Budget Period Start Dates Prior to 12/1/2003]

NSF

Grant Policy Manual [NSF 05-131]

NSF Grant and Agreement Conditions

FEDERAL ACQUISITION RULES AND REGULATIONS

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) (via Acquisition.Gov)

Alternate FAR Site (via Hill AFB)

Federal Acquisition Jumpstation

Department of Defense Contracting Regulations (DFARS) (via DOD)

Alternate DFAR Site (via Hill AFB)

DFARS Clause Locator (Searchable) (via UCOP)

Defense Acquisition Deskbook (via DOD)

HHS Acquisition Regulations (HHSAR) (via DHHS)

NASA Regulations, Documents, Forms & Handbooks (via NASA)

NASA FAR Supplements (NFS) Clause Locator (Searchable) (via UCOP)

 

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Searchable CFR (via National Archives)

HHS CFR Title 45 (via DHHS)

 

FEDERAL REGISTER

via Government Printing Office

 

LABORATORY SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS (OSHA)

 

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