As of January 15, 2019, WSIRB has moved to an electronic submission system. Email submissions of applications or amendments are no longer accepted.
- All new Research applications and Exempt Determination Requests, as well as all actions for existing studies (such as Continuation Approval Requests) must now be submitted via the IRBManager system.
- Before you begin submission through the IRBManager, please review the Researcher User’s Manual.
Washington State Institutional Review Board
The WSIRB is a designated institutional review board (IRB) for a number of different Washington state agencies, including Washington State:
- Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)
- Department of Health (DOH)
- Department of Corrections (DOC)
- Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)
- Health Care Authority (HCA)
- Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) and
- Office of Financial Management (OFM)
The WSIRB also serves as a designated IRB for other local & state agencies and research institutions.
The WSIRB is responsible for providing the requisite regulatory review, approval and oversight of research that may involve these state agencies’ clients, beneficiaries, patients, wards and state agency employees or these individuals’ state agency personal records, in order to ensure the protection of the rights and welfare of human subjects of research.
Department of Social and Health Services
Washington State Institutional Review Board
P.O. Box 45205
Olympia, Washington 98504-5205
Telephone: 360.902.8075
Email: wsirb@dshs.wa.gov
Office Hours: M-F 7:30 am – 4:00 pm excluding state holidays