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*Research involving data on Decedent PHI, a limited data set, de-identified health information, or coded private information or biological specimens may be eligible for review as Research Not Subject to FDA or Common Rule Definitions of Human Subjects Research. Refer to the Application in the Tool kit for additional information regarding this category.
If you are studying one or more deceased individuals, your research probably requires review at the exempt level. If you are studying data about living people, but the data are not identifiable (that is, if the data cannot be connected to specific individuals), your research probably requires review at the exempt level.
Click here to review the checklist for guidance on determining whether your activity is non-human subjects research that requires review by the IRB.
When you have completed all applicable forms, please submit them to the appropriate email address listed on the Where do I submit my forms? page.
*Note that these overviews are not exhaustive or definitive; they are meant to make quick review easy.
