Effective January 1, 2004, the Scranton-Temple Residency Program IRB will charge for the review of industry-sponsored, government-sponsored and other grant funded research protocols. This policy will apply to the initial, continuing and amended review(s) of these protocols. Fees for continuing (i.e., renewal) review will be charged on an annual basis, regardless of the duration of the approval period.

The submitting principal investigator is responsible for the payment of all fees charged for IRB reviews. It is the responsibility of the submitting principal investigator to collect this fee from the respective sponsor.

Reductions in IRB review fees will be considered based upon documented budget limitations. Requests must be submitted in writing, with all appropriate budget documentation, to the Director of the IRB Office. The submitting principal investigator will be notified via a memo whether or not the request has been granted. Requests will be reviewed on a continual basis.