What is the time period of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) registration, and how quickly does the information on file with OHRP need to be updated?
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) registration is effective for 3 years and must be renewed at the end of that period of time to remain effective. If the information on record with the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) for the IRB/IEC registration needs to be changed, those changes should be submitted within 90 days of the change. All updates of the IRB/IEC registration using the electronic system automatically renew the IRB/IEC registration for another 3 years. Complete updates (the Federalwide Assurance (FWA) is fully completed) submitted in hard copy renew an FWA for another 3 years, while limited updates (the FWA is partially completed) submitted in hard copy will not change the FWA expiration date. For additional information you may want to visit: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/assurance/renwirb.
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