HIPAA allows a "Privacy Board" to consider requests for waiver of the HIPAA patient authorization requirements for research purposed.  Many institutions will be using the IRB as a privacy board.

You should check the HIPAA regulations (42 CFR 160 and 164) as it relates to this and check with your institution's counsel to see how this should work.

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Alexander Schoen
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
Winthrop-University Hospital
259 First Street
Mineola, NY  11501

-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Watson [mailto:xxxxxx@VALDOSTA.EDU]
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 1:32 PM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: [RESADM-L] HIPAA authorization Waivers?

Okay - what have I missed?  I have been asked (told) to prepare a
waiver to be used by the IRB regarding HIPAA.  I have no idea what I
am doing obviously since I did not think waivers were something we
could use with HIPAA documents.
Help!
Mary H. Watson, Ph.D.
IRB Administrator and Director, Grants and Contracts
Valdosta State University
Phone:  229-333-7837; FAX:  229-245-3853

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