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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
USE OF THE EVALUATION INSTRUMENT FOR ACCREDITATION
THE FIVE SECTIONS OF ELEMENTS AND STANDARDS
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
LIST OF STANDARDS AND ELEMENTS
SUMMARY OF REVISIONS
DOMAIN I: ORGANIZATION
STANDARD I-1  
ELEMENT I.1.A. ELEMENT I.1.B. ELEMENT I.1.C. ELEMENT I.1.D. ELEMENT I.1.E. ELEMENT I.1.F. ELEMENT I.1.G. ELEMENT I.1.H.
STANDARD I-2
STANDARD I-3
STANDARD I-4  
ELEMENT I.4.A. ELEMENT I.4.B. ELEMENT I.4.C.
STANDARD I-5  
ELEMENT I.5.A. ELEMENT I.5.B. ELEMENT I.5.C. ELEMENT I.5.D.
STANDARD I-6  
ELEMENT I.6.A. ELEMENT I.6.B.
STANDARD I-7  
ELEMENT I.7.A. ELEMENT I.7.B. ELEMENT I.7.C.
STANDARD I-8  
ELEMENT I.8.A. ELEMENT I.8.B. ELEMENT I.8.C. ELEMENT I.8.D. ELEMENT I.8.E.
STANDARD I-9
DOMAIN II: INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD OR ETHICS COMMITTEE
STANDARD II-1  
ELEMENT II.1.A. ELEMENT II.1.B. ELEMENT II.1.C. ELEMENT II.1.D. ELEMENT II.1.E.
STANDARD II-2  
ELEMENT II.2.A. ELEMENT II.2.B. ELEMENT II.2.C. Element II.2.D. Element II.2.E. Element II.2.F. Element II.2.G. Element II.2.H. Element II.2.I.
STANDARD II-3  
ELEMENT II.3.A. ELEMENT II.3.B. ELEMENT II.3.C. ELEMENT II.3.D. ELEMENT II.3.E. ELEMENT II.3.F. ELEMENT II.3.G.
STANDARD II-4  
ELEMENT II.4.A. ELEMENT II.4.B. ELEMENT II.4.C.
STANDARD II-5  
ELEMENT II.5.A. ELEMENT II.5.B.
DOMAIN III: RESEARCHER AND RESEARCH STAFF
STANDARD III-1  
ELEMENT III.1.A. ELEMENT III.1.B. ELEMENT III.1.C. ELEMENT III.1.D. ELEMENT III.1.E. ELEMENT III.1.F. ELEMENT III.1.G.
STANDARD III-2  
ELEMENT III.2.A. ELEMENT III.2.B. ELEMENT III.2.C. ELEMENT III.2.D.
TABLES
TABLE II.2.A.1.
TABLE II.2.C.1.
TABLE II.2.F.1.
TABLE II.3.F.1.
TABLE II.3.G.1
TABLE II.3.G.2.
INTERNATIONAL ADDENDA
Country-Specific Addenda

SUMMARY OF REVISIONS

summary of revisions: Updates and Corrections
December 2022 updates
  • Correction to Element II.3.E. to clarify that participants must be informed when information is recorded in the medical record.
  • Correction to Element II.3.F. to remove the requirement that the consent document must include the date of IRB approval.
  • Correction to Element II.4.A. to clarify that research involving a fetus, or human fetal tissue, in-utero or ex-utero cannot be conducted by VA investigators while on official VA duty, at VA facilities, or at VA-approved off-site facilities.

May 2022 updates


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