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.

HIPAA Privacy Rule

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

HIPAA and Research Overview

HIPAA Implications of UW - Meriter JOA on Data Sharing

Ethics

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