Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

Human Research Review Section (HRRS)

• Washington State Agency Policy on Protection of Human Research Subjects (Revised April 2003) Comprehensive statement of policies governing the conduct of research in DSHS/DOH/L&I jurisdiction.
• Washington State Institutional Review Board Procedures Manual (March 2011) - Detailed guide of WSIRB operations.
• WSIRB Overview
• Activity Report - January to December 2010 - An overview of the purpose and function of the human research review process, a description of major activities and research proposals reviewed during this period.

Previous year's Activity Reports:

2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999

Other

• Guidelines Distinguishing Public Health Research and Public Health Non-Research A framework for deciding whether surveillance, disease investigations and program evaluation activities constitute research or non-research.
• The Belmont Report. Three basic ethical principles governing research involving human subjects, and how these principles are applied to the Review of human subjects research.