Secondary use of identifiable private information or identifiable biospecimens collected for purposes other than this research study

Review the following question and select the best option by answering either "Yes" or "No" as it applies to your new study submission. Your selections on each proceeding page will help identify the most likely level of review.

Do any of the options below describe your research?

  • The identifiable private information or identifiable biospecimens I am using are publicly available
  • I am not recording identifiers in my research record1
  • The data I am using is protected by HIPAA
  • I am conducting research on behalf of the federal government using data collected by a government agency for non-research purposes

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The Indiana University Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) provides administrative support to all IU campuses and maintains physical offices in two locations, Indianapolis and Bloomington.

Indianapolis (Main):

Human Research Protection Program (HRPP)
Office for Research Compliance
Indiana University
986 Indiana Avenue, 5th Floor
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
  • Phone: (317) 274-8289
  • Email: irb@iu.edu

Bloomington:

Human Research Protection Program (HRPP)
Office for Research Compliance
Indiana University
509 E. Third St.
Bloomington, Indiana 47401
  • Phone: (812) 856-4242
  • Email: irb@iu.edu