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NPPO Policy and Guidance

Handy references to research policy and guidance


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VHA Handbooks

The following Handbooks are available on the VHA Publications site at https://www.va.gov/vhapublications/publications.cfm?Pub=2.

  • VHA Handbook 1058.01 – Research Compliance Reporting Requirements
  • VHA Handbook 1058. – Research Misconduct
  • VHA Handbook 1058.03 – Assurance of Protection for Human Subjects in Research
  • VHA Handbook 1108.04 – Investigational Drugs and Supplies
  • VHA Handbook 1100.19 - Credentialing and Privileging
  • VHA Handbook 1200.01 - Research and Development (R&D) Committee
  • VHA Handbook 1200.2 - Research Business Operations (224 KB, PDF)
  • VHA Handbook 1200.05 - Requirements for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research
  • Clarification on IRB Arrangements (9/23/04)
  • VHA Handbook 1200.9 - Inclusion of Women and Minorities in Research
  • VHA Handbook 1200.12 - Use of Data and Data Repositories in VHA Research
  • VHA Handbook 1200.16 - Off-Site Research
  • VHA Handbook 1200.17 - VA Research And Education Corporations (330 KB, PDF)
  • VHA Handbook 1605.1 - Privacy and Release of Information
  • VHA Handbook 1605.2 - Minimum Necessary Standard for Protected Health Information
  • VHA Handbook 1605.03 - Privacy Compliance Assurance Program and Privacy Compliance Monitoring
  • VHA Handbook 1907.01 - Health Information Management and Health Records
  • VA Handbook 5005, Part I, Chapter 3, Section C - Temporary Assignment of Employees Under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)
  • VA Handbook 5011/5 - Human Resource Management policy regarding flexible work arrangements (telework)
  • VA Handbook 6102 - Regarding internet and intranet services

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VHA Directives

The following Directives are available on the VHA Publications site at https://www.va.gov/vhapublications/publications.cfm?Pub=1.

  • VHA Directive 1200 - Veterans Health Administrative Research and Development Program (July 9, 2009)
  • Clarification, Banking of Human Research Subjects' Specimens (3/28/01) (75 KB, PDF)
  • VHA Directive 2009-061 - Establishing A New Nonprofit Corporation (November 20, 2009)
  • VHA Directive 2008-072 - Research Personnel Notification of Pharmacy Benefits Management
  • VHA Directive 2007-040 - Appointment of Facility Information Security Officer (ISO) and Privacy Officer to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) or the Research and Development (R&D) Committee.
  • VA Directive 6102 - regarding internet and intranet services
  • VA IT Directive 06-2 - Safeguarding Confidential and Privacy Act-Protected Data at Alternative Work Locations
  • VHA Directive 6210 - regarding automated information systems security
  • VA Directive 6212 - Security of External Electronic Connections
  • VA Directive 6502 - regarding the privacy program, One VA Privacy Violation Tracking System (PVTS), and Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)

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