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Montana State University-Billings, in accordance
with the agreements we have with the federal government, requires ALL projects
that involve human subjects to undergo review by our Institutional Review Board
(IRB). This includes all students, staff and faculty projects without
exception. Before March 2007, the IRB asked the researcher to identify whether
their project qualified as exempt, expedited, or required full IRB review. We
found this confused many people. To clarify and simplify our IRB process, we
have moved to a single
IRB Application Form that will provide the appropriate information to the
IRB. All student projects must include the approval and signature of their
faculty member supervising the work. This will help ensure quality and enhance
compliance to the human subjects protocols.
If you are doing research that involves animals,
CLICK HERE.
Once the application is submitted to the Office of Research Compliance, the
Principle Investigator (PI) will receive a “confirmation of receipt” email.
Within ten working days of this email, the PI will have an answer from the IRB.
If more information is needed the PI will be informed electronically and have
five working days to respond electronically. The IRB will then have five working
days to reply electronically to the PI. Failure to meet the time deadlines will
result in the entire process starting again.
Those that require full committee review will be presented at the next
meeting. The PI will be notified of the meeting date via email. The ten-day time
period will start from the date of the meeting.
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