IRB Handbook
Policy Information
Issuing Office
The Graduate School
Affected Parties
All students/faculty/staff planning to conduct human subjects research
Policy Language
Pursuant to the National Research Act (P.L. 93-348§212a) and 45 CFR 46.103, Liberty University (LU) maintains an Institutional Review Board (IRB) and has created policy to govern its actions. At Liberty University, the IRB is charged with assuring the protection of the rights and welfare of human participants involved in research. Therefore, the IRB is required to review all research involving human participants prior to the conducting of any research.
Policy Rationale
The purpose of the handbook is to outline the policies and procedures related to the function of LU’s IRB.
Definition of Glossary Terms
Definitions are contained in the handbook.
Procedural Information
Procedures
None specified
Sanctions
None specified
Exceptions
None