Risk Level Determination

There are 3 levels:

Exempt - will not require any further review after the initial approval and only needs to be reviewed by the chair of the IRB.

Expedited - only needs to be reviewed by the chair or by a qualified member of the IRB that has been designated by the chair. However, the IRB is subject to annual review.

Full Review - involve more than minimal risk or involves protected populations (minors, prisoners, pregnant women, persons with disabilities, etc.). Full Board projects are reviewed once a month at convened IRB meetings.

NOTE: minimal risk is defined as risk that is not greater than what one encounters in ordinary daily life or during the performance of routine physical or psychological examinations or tests.


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Source: https://www.uwgb.edu/UWGBCMS/media/irb/files/pdf/Exempt_Expedited_FullBoard.pdf