Scenario 3

An individual needs to be added as research staff but is not covered under an existing Federalwide Assurance.

A. If the individual is not affiliated with an organization/institution, they will be covered under the MU IRB Federalwide Assurance. The external investigator must: 

  1. Create an external account in eCompliance.
  2. Complete the CITI IRB basic training.
  3. Sign and abide by the Individual Investigator Agreement that will be prepared for signature by the IRB office.

B. If the individual is affiliated with an organization/institution, the site should obtain a Federalwide Assurance. This decision will be made by the IRB on a case-by-case basis. If the site is required to obtain a Federalwide Assurance, the external investigator, working with the local investigator, must: 

  1. Create an external account in eCompliance.
  2. Complete the CITI IRB basic training.
  3. Abide by the Institutional Authorization Agreement – See MU IRB is the Single IRB – Submission Process to complete the reliance process.