**[Independent Tribal IRBs]{.underline}**

An increasing number of Tribes are forming their own IRBs (below) under
45 CFR 46. Research projects at IHS direct care facilities serving a
Tribal Nation that has its own IRB must have the approval of
**[both]{.underline}** the Tribal IRB **[and]{.underline}** the IHS IRB.
Projects at facilities managed by Tribal Nations with their own IRB and
FWA require approval of only the Tribal IRB. Protocols approved by
Tribal Research Review Committees that do not meet the formal
requirements of 45 CFR 46 for an IRB should also be forward to the IHS
IRB for approval. A formal letter of approval from the Tribal Research
Committee or IRB is required for consideration by an IHS IRB. This
generally takes the place of the Council Resolution or approval letter
from an authorized Tribal Health Official that would ordinarily be
required. Tribal IRBs that serve a dual role as both a Tribal IRB
**and** an IHS Area Office IRB (Such as the Navajo Nation's IRB) are
listed under "IHS IRBs.

+------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| **California Rural     |                       |                     |
| Indian Health Board    |                       |                     |
| (CRIHB)**              |                       |                     |
+------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| **Susan Dahl, MHA,     | 4400 Auburn Blvd.,    | 916-929-9761 Ext    |
| RHIA, CHC, CHP**       | 2nd floor             | 1010                |
|                        |                       |                     |
| Chair, CRIHB IRB       | Sacramento, CA 95841  | 916-929-7246 (fax)  |
|                        |                       |                     |
| **Carol Korenbrot,     |                       | [susan.dahl@c       |
| PhD**                  |                       | rihb.net](mailto:SU |
|                        |                       | SAN.DAHL@crihb.net) |
| Co-Chair, CRIHB IRB    |                       |                     |
|                        |                       | 919-929-9761, Ext.  |
|                        |                       | 1040                |
|                        |                       |                     |
|                        |                       | 916-929-7246 (fax)  |
|                        |                       |                     |
|                        |                       | <carol.k            |
|                        |                       | orenbrot@crihb.net> |
+------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| **Cherokee Nation**    |                       |                     |
+------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| **Sohail Kahn, MBBS,   | P.O. Box 948\         | 918-456-0671 X2557  |
| MPH**\                 | Highway 62 --         | (voice)\            |
| Co-Chair, Cherokee     |                       | 918-458-5539 (fax)  |
| Nation IRB             | 4 miles South of      |                     |
|                        | city\                 | <Sohail             |
| **Gloria Grim, MD**    | Tahlequah, Oklahoma   | -Khan@cherokee.org> |
|                        | 74465                 |                     |
| Co-Chair, Cherokee     |                       |                     |
| Nation IRB             |                       |                     |
+------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| **Choctaw Nation**     |                       |                     |
+------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
| **David F. Wharton,    | Choctaw Nation Health | 580-286-2600 Ext.   |
| MPH, RN**              | Services              | 1076                |
|                        |                       |                     |
| Facilitator, Choctaw   | Choctaw Nation Health | 580-286-1189 (fax)  |
| Nation IRB             | Clinic - Idabel       |                     |
|                        |                       | [dfwharton@         |
|                        | 902 E Lincoln Road    | cnhsa.com](mailto:D |
|                        |                       | FWharton@cnhsa.com) |
|                        | Idabel, OK 74745      |                     |
+------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
|                        |                       |                     |
+------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
|                        |                       |                     |
+------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
|                        |                       |                     |
+------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
|                        |                       |                     |
+------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
|                        |                       |                     |
+------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
|                        |                       |                     |
+------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
|                        |                       |                     |
+------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
|                        |                       |                     |
+------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+

 

We hope that this list will always be growing. If your Tribal IRB is not
listed here, please email the information about it to <irb@ihs.gov> or
call Dr. Alan Trachtenberg at 301-443-0578 or Ms. Teresa Sappier at
301-443-6622.