New IRB registration requirements

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has published revised rules for the registration of Institutional Review Boards, commonly known as IRBs. The changes are narrower that originally proposed in 2004. Two key changes: IRBs must provide an approximate number of active protocols, and an approximate number of full-time equivalent positions dedicated to IRB administrative activities. Click on the headline to see the full text of the announcement. It's long, so if you just want to see the changes, scroll down to Federal Register page 2405.