Regulations and Ethics

UnityPoint Health - Meriter Institutional Review Board (IRB) holds a federal-wide assurance with the Department of Health and Human Services. This assurance is Meriter's written agreement to abide by the federal regulations for human subject protection in research.

Regulations Protecting Human Subjects

Other Regulations

Privacy Rule - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Understanding the HIPAA Regulation

• Protecting Personal Health Information in Research: Understanding the HIPAA Privacy Rule
• Institutional Review Boards and the HIPAA Privacy Rule

Ethics

As part of our assurance, Meriter agrees to follow the ethical principles for human research in the Belmont Report.