HHS & FDA Institutional Review Board Registration Requirements

On July 14, 2009, the new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations requiring registration of institutional review boards (IRBs) that were published in the Federal Register on January 15, 2009 (74 FR 2399 and 74 FR 2358) will go into effect. The Office for Human Research Protections’ (OHRP’s) IRB registration system will be compatible with the requirements of both the HHS and FDA regulations.

The University of Utah IRB registration information for HHS and FDA is as follows:

• Assurance: FWA00003745 – U Utah
  • Expiration: November 6, 2011
• Panel 1 ID: IRB00000104 – U of Utah IRB #1
• Panel 2 ID: IRB00000105 – U of Utah IRB #2
• Panel 3 ID: IRB00000106 – U of Utah IRB #3
• Panel 4 ID: IRB00000107 – U of Utah IRB #4
• Panel 5 ID: IRB00006644 – U of Utah IRB #5