Research and Graduate Studies

Policies and Regulation

Provided below are links to UNLV’s policies regarding human subjects research, as well as links to relevant federal regulations, codes, and guides developed to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects participating in research.

UNLV Policies

• UNLV Human Subjects Research Policy
• Principal Investigator (PI) Eligibility
• Incentives for Human Research Subjects Policy

Federal Regulations, Codes, and Guides

U.S. Office for Human Research Protections

• Protection of Human Subjects — 45 CFR 46
• The Belmont Report
• The Nuremberg Code
• Institutional Review Board Guidebook
• World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki
• Compilation of National Policies

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• Protection of Human Subjects — 21 CFR 50
• Institutional Review Boards — 21 CFR 56
• Investigational New Drug Application — 21 CFR 312
• Investigational Device Exemptions — 21 CFR 812
• FDA Guidance

National Institutes of Health

• Office of Biotechnology Activities
• NIH Registry of Clinical Trials
• Certificates of Confidentiality

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — Office of Civil Rights

• The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)