1.34 Emergency Preparedness for the Office of Regulatory Affairs and IRBs

1.0 Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to describe the Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Operations Plan (EP/COOP) for the HRPP. This policy and accompanying documents focus on the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) and the IRB; the Organization maintains plans for other components of the HRPP.


2.0 Policy

It is the policy of the Organization that:


3.0. General Comments


4.0. Specific Responsibilities in the Event of an Emergency


5.0. Specific Actions by the ORA and/or IRBs in the Event of an Emergency


6.0. EP/COOP Maintenance


7.0. Training and Education

The ORA will provide targeted communications and education/training regarding the UNMC HRPP EP/COOP to researchers and research staff, IRB Chairs and IRB members, study team members and PIs. As appropriate, the ORA, in collaboration with the UNMC and NM Office of Emergency Management will conduct periodic exercises to assure validity and operability of the plan.


Addendum

See UNMC HRPP EP/COOP plan


DOCUMENT HISTORY

 Written: 8/31/2023 (Approved: 9/1/2023) {Approved Rusty McCulloh (Institutional Official), Bruce Gordon (Assistant Vice Chancellor for Regulatory Affairs, Executive Chair)}


Revision #4
Created 3 September 2023 20:27:26 by Robert A Lewis
Updated 5 September 2023 19:30:50 by Robert A Lewis