{"id":227,"date":"2018-02-20T13:28:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T18:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/?page_id=227"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:08:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:08:53","slug":"guidance-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/guidance-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidance &amp; Policy for Human Subjects Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/graduate\/facultystaff-resources\/policies-and-regulations\/\">Graduate School Policies and Regulations<\/a>: Graduate students and faculty advisors, please read <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/graduate\/facultystaff-resources\/policies-and-regulations\/#thesis-approvals\">section 10.2.3 Human Subjects Approval<\/a>, from the Graduate School\u2019s Policies and Regulations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/policies-procedures-protection-human-subjects-research\">Policy Concerning the Protection of Human Subjects of Research (PDF)<\/a>: All persons involved with human subjects research should read this policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/revised-common-rule-changes\/\">Revised Common Rule Changes (Word)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guidance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/anonymous-vs-confidential\/\">Anonymous vs Confidential<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/guidelines-class-projects-involving-human-subjects\/\">Class Projects Guidelines<\/a>: These guidelines are intended to assist instructors in determining when class projects meet the definition of research with human subjects and require review by the 91±¬ΑΟ\u2019s Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please see the provided flow chart to assist with the decision-making process:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/flow-chart-guidance-whether-class-project-requires-irb-review\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/flow-chart-guidance-whether-class-project-requires-irb-review\/\">Diagram: Flow Chart for Guidance on Whether a Class Project Requires IRB Review (Word)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/flow-chart-for-guidance-on-whether-a-class-project-requires-irb-review-plain-text\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/flow-chart-for-guidance-on-whether-a-class-project-requires-irb-review-plain-text\/\">Plain Text: Flow Chart for Guidance on Whether a Class Project Requires IRB Review (Word)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/counseling-services-referral-handout-template\">Counseling Services Referral Handout Template (Word)<\/a>: Use for studies on sensitive topics where referrals are required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/data-encryption\/\">Data Encryption Requirement<\/a>: To ensure confidentiality of identifiable, <em>electronic<\/em> data, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) is now requiring <strong>that the electronic key linking participants\u2019 identities to their data be encrypted<\/strong>. See link for additional information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/deception-and-incomplete-disclosure\/\">Deception &amp; Incomplete Disclosure in Human Subjects Research Guidance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/guidance-researchers-depression-suicidality-human-research\/\">Depression, Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI), and Suicidality Guidance (Word)<\/a>: These guidelines are intended to assist researchers who use measures that screen for depression, NSSI, and\/or suicidality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/irb-event-reporting\/\">Event Reporting: Unanticipated Problems, Adverse Events and Other Problems<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/ohrp\/regulations-and-policy\/guidance\/categories-of-research-expedited-review-procedure-1998\/index.html\">Expedited Review Categories (external link)<\/a>: Categories of research that may be reviewed by the IRB through an expedited review procedure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/exemption-categories\/\">Exemption Categories<\/a>: Listing of research activities that may be exempt from further review.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/ferpa-guidance\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/ferpa-guidance\/\">FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) and Protection of Pupils Rights Amendment (PPRA) Guidance:<\/a> Consideration when collecting student records.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>FERPA Decision Tree\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/ferpa-decision-tree-diagram\">Diagram: FERPA Decision Tree (Word)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/ferpa-decision-tree-plain-text\">Plain Text: FERPA Decision Tree (Word)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/what-is-gdpr\/\">GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) Guidance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/information-oral-history-activities\">Information about Oral History Activities<\/a>: Information to assist individuals in determining when\/if oral history activities require human subjects review.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/informed-consent-guidance\/\">Informed Consent Guidance<\/a>: Information about the informed consent process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/internal-institutional-data-collections\/\">Internal Institutional Data Collection Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/international-human-subjects-research\/\">International Human Subjects Research<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IRB Review Requirements\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Does My Study Require IRB Review? Flowchart\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/does-my-study-require-irb-review-flowchart-diagram\/\">Diagram: Does My Study Require IRB Review? Flowchart (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/does-my-study-require-irb-review-flowchart-text\/\">Plain Text: Does My Study Require IRB Review? Flowchart (Word)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/flow-chart-guidance-whether-class-project-requires-irb-review\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/guidelines-class-projects-involving-human-subjects\/\">Class Projects Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/mandatory-reporting-and-human-subjects-research-studies\/\">Mandatory Reporting and Human Subjects Research Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/native-american-and-indigenous-populations-guidance\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/native-american-and-indigenous-populations-guidance\/\">Native American and Indigenous Populations Research Guidance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/observational-research\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/observational-research\/\">Observational Research Guidance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/online-survey-guidance\/\">Online Survey Guidance (Word)<\/a>: Tips and guidance for writing an IRB application using online surveys and examples of common survey platforms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/human-subject-payment-guidelines\/\">Payment Guidelines for Human Subjects<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/preventing-bots-and-fraudulent-responses-in-online-surveys\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/preventing-bots-and-fraudulent-responses-in-online-surveys\/\">Preventing Bots and Fraudulent Responses in Online Surveys<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/recruitment-flyer-guidance\/\">Recruitment Flyer Guidance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/research-vs-program-evaluation\/\">Research vs. Program Evaluation (Word)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/guidance-on-sex-and-gender\/\">Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Guidance on Demographic Questionnaires<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/social-media-guidance\/\">Social Media Guidance<\/a>: Guidance for using social media for research purposes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/sona-tips\/\"><span class=\"il\">SONA<\/span> User Tips<\/a>: Guidance for researchers using <span class=\"il\">SONA<\/span>\/Psychology Subject Pool &amp; obtaining IRB approval.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/unaffiliated-researcher-recruiting\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/unaffiliated-researcher-recruiting\/\">Unaffiliated Researcher Recruiting on the 91±¬ΑΟ (UM) and\/or the 91±¬ΑΟ at Machias (UMM) Campuses<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/use-of-ones-own-students-in-human-subjects-research\/\">Use of One\u2019s Own Students in Human Subjects Research<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/resource\/virtual-reality-vr-human-subjects-research-guidance\/\">Virtual Reality (VR) &amp; Human Subjects Research Guidance (Word)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/human-subjects\/zoom-guidance\/\">Zoom Guidance for IRB Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Policy Guidance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":430,"featured_media":0,"parent":6675,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-227","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"aashe","author_link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/author\/aashe\/"},"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/430"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227"}],"version-history":[{"count":100,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8865,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/227\/revisions\/8865"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}