Part 56 — Institutional Review Boards
Current through Sep 8, 2026
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 343, 346, 346a, 348, 350a, 350b, 351, 352, 353, 355, 360, 360c-360f, 360h, 360i, 360j, 360hh-360ss, 371, 379e, 381; 42 U.S.C. 216, 241, 262.
Source: 46 FR 8975, Jan. 27, 1981, unless otherwise noted.
Sections
- § 56.101 Scope.
- § 56.102 Definitions.
- § 56.103 Circumstances in which IRB review is required.
- § 56.104 Exemptions from IRB requirement.
- § 56.105 Waiver of IRB requirement.
- § 56.106 Registration.
- § 56.107 IRB membership.
- § 56.108 IRB functions and operations.
- § 56.109 IRB review of research.
- § 56.110 Expedited review procedures for certain kinds of research involving no more than minimal risk, and for minor changes in approved research.
- § 56.111 Criteria for IRB approval of research.
- § 56.112 Review by institution.
- § 56.113 Suspension or termination of IRB approval of research.
- § 56.114 Cooperative research.
- § 56.115 IRB records.
- § 56.120 Lesser administrative actions.
- § 56.121 Disqualification of an IRB or an institution.
- § 56.122 Public disclosure of information regarding revocation.
- § 56.123 Reinstatement of an IRB or an institution.
- § 56.124 Actions alternative or additional to disqualification.