Are we allowed to combine the HIPAA Research Authorization and Informed Consent that have to be reviewed and signed to enroll participants in a study?

Question

Are we allowed to combine the HIPAA Research Authorization and Informed Consent that have to be reviewed and signed to enroll participants in a study?

April 26, 2017allowed Authorization hipaa informed consent Research reviewed signed

1 Answer

Are we allowed to combine the HIPAA Research Authorization and Informed Consent that have to be reviewed and signed to enroll participants in a study?
Retrospective chart reviews are important to Research; do they require a signed HIPAA Research Authorization?
Does the Informed Consent already required for clinical studies serve as a HIPAA Research Authorization?

score 0 · Answer 1 · 2009-10-01T11:59:35+00:00

The Final Privacy Rule permits combining the HIPAA Research Authorization and the Informed Consent as long as the required elements of both documents are present. At Tufts Medical Center, the informed consent and HIPAA Research authorization form are 2 separate documents.

Are we allowed to combine the HIPAA Research Authorization and Informed Consent that have to be reviewed and signed to enroll participants in a study?

1 Answer

Related Questions

Social

Questions

Links

Subscribe for updates