Data Use Committee

Cottage Internal Application Procedure Employees, Staff, and Physicians:

1. Meet with your manager or director to determine the quality and feasibility of the project/study.
2. Contact CHRI@sbch.org to discuss your project/study, determine the necessary steps, and protocol development. Depending on the scope of the project/study, additional meetings may be necessary to begin research.
3. Depending on the project/study type, submit a completed Project Request Form for review by the DUC. Email the completed form to CHRI@sbch.org.
4. Attend a DUC meeting to answer committee questions.
5. After the DUC meeting, you will be contacted regarding next steps. If a Project Request Form was submitted, it will be routed to Administration for approval.
6. Depending on the scope of the study/project, you will receive notification of the completion of the DUC review, be asked to provide additional documents, or receive IRB application materials.

External Non-Cottage Application Procedure:

1. Complete items 3 – 6 above.

Data Use Committee Instructions

By routing a Project Request Form through upper management, institutional suitability can be assessed, as well as the type of support required. The DUC works in conjunction with, and on behalf of, the IRB on regulatory matters involving HIPAA and research.

Project Request Form

The information contained in this form will be reviewed and evaluated by the Data Use Committee (DUC) to ensure that all HIPAA and Privacy and Security regulations are in place prior any collection of data.

Download the Project Request Form