Research Policy Handbook

5.2

Federal-wide Assurance for Protection of Human Subjects

Policy Authority

VPDoR (Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Research)

United States Department of Health and Human Services

Policy Contact

Now in Policy Details

Provides assurance of Stanford compliance with Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regulations for the protection of human research subjects.

1. Statement

Stanford University's Federalwide Assurance for the protection of human subjects, along with the related assurances for Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Lucille Salter Packard Children's Hospital, the Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, and the Veteran's Administration Palo Alto Health Care System can be found in the Research Compliance Office site. 

Incorporated into Stanford's Federalwide Assurance are The Belmont Report and Code of Federal Regulations, 45 CFR 46, Protection of Human Subjects.