Policies

Human Subjects/IRB

Name	Description
Human Body Fluids Precautions Policy	Comprehensive set of standards, guidelines, and procedures that will minimize the risk to students, faculty, and staff of occupational exposure to human body fluids and other materials that may contain agents of human infection.
Human Subjects COI Guidelines - UMass Medical School	Outlines UMass Medical School procedures for the oversight of individual and institutional financial interests in human subjects research. Download File
Human Subjects COI Guidelines - UMass President's office	Outlines a framework for pursuing interactions in keeping with overall University of Massachusetts policy and accepted best practices.
Human Subjects Research Policy	Policy statement providing assurance of compliance with Human Research Protection Office (HRPO) regulations for protection of human research subjects. Download File
Physician Clearance Policy	In certain instances, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) may require researchers to request that an individual be “cleared” for participation prior to enrolling in a study. This step is most often required when the IRB is concerned for the safety of a subset of participants and mandates that certain individuals or class of individuals consult a medical professional, in most cases the individual’s Primary Care Provider, prior to being enrolled in a study.