Exempt research is generally short term in nature.
A determination that research is exempt does not absolve the investigators from ensuring that the welfare of human subjects participating in research activities is protected, and that methods used and information provided to gain subject consent are appropriate to the activity. Investigators may not solicit subject participation or begin data collection until they have received approval from the appropriate Institutional Review Board OR written concurrence that research has been determined to be exempt. There is no deadline or timeline for submitting exempt applications for review. Applications are processed as received. Please allow up to three weeks for processing.