Exempt Study Procedures

EXEMPT STUDY PROCEDURES

IF RECEIVING FROM OR SENDING DATA/SPECIMENS EXTERNAL TO UVA

You are required to consult with your office of grants and contracts to determine if an agreement is required to receive data/specimens from outside UVA or to send data/specimens outside of UVA. 

 

DATA PROTECTION

You are required to protect the data according to the enclosed Privacy Plan and the Data Security Plan.

 

PERSONNEL CHANGES

You must notify the IRB of any new personnel working on the study PRIOR to them beginning work. Submit a Personnel Change Form.

 

MODIFICATIONS

If you need to modify the procedures in this study, you must submit an email to IRBHSR@virginia.edu describing the changes before they are implemented. If changes will affect the Exempt application, send the changes with tracked changes to the document.

The IRB-HSR will determine if the project continues to meet the criteria for exempt research.

 

CLOSURE 

Send an email to IRBHSRadmin@virginia.edu within 30 days of closing this study.  Include the IRB-HSR# or UVA Study Tracking # of this study in the email.  An IRB-HSR Closure Form is not required.