This document, HRP-806 – RELIANCE MANUAL, is designed to guide you through policies and procedures related to human research overseen by the institution’s IRBs when it serves as the reviewing IRB for external individuals or institutions. This manual also provides guidance on when the institution relies on an external IRB.

Along with this manual, we encourage you to review current Human Research-related policies, SOPs, Worksheets, Checklists, and Templates located in the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Toolkit Library. This manual includes references to the relevant documents throughout. To ensure you are always referencing the most current version of Toolkit and related documents, please access them in real time from the Toolkit Library rather than downloading and storing them on your computer.