# HHS Policy for the Protection of Human Research Subjects
> **US Department of Health and Human Services** · Determination of Exception: required use of single institutional review board for cooperative research. · Published 2019-11-22 · 84 FR 64432
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-25358
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Health and Human Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 84 FR 64432
- **CFR reference:** 45 CFR 46
- **Publication date:** 2019-11-22
## Abstract

The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), excepts two categories of research from the required use of a single institutional review board (IRB) to review cooperative research under the HHS regulations for the protection of human subjects. This determination is specific to research conducted or supported by HHS.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/22/2019-25358/hhs-policy-for-the-protection-of-human-research-subjects)
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