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The purpose of this policy is to provide a comprehensive human subjects policy that
reflects current federal mandates for the protection of human subjects and ensures
ethical research practices. This policy applies to all CSUSM faculty, administrators,
staff, and students whenever they are supervising or conducting research involving
human subjects, regardless of whether the subjects are members of the CSUSM community.
This policy applies to human subjects research conducted at other institutions by
CSUSM faculty, staff, and students, even if that institution has its own review process.
This policy applies to human subjects research regardless of whether it is federally
supported or not federally supported. Researchers not affiliated with CSUSM, but
conducting research with CSUSM faculty, staff, students and/or alumni, must also be
approved by this IRB. All research involving human subjects or personal data must
be in compliance with this policy, including research classified as exempt. CSUSM
cannot accept responsibility for research conducted in violation of University policy
and without required review and approval. |