The Limited IRB Review Type assists institutions with complying with the new common rule regulations. Limited IRB review is required for the new categories of exemption outlined in the Revised Common Rule. Refer to your IRB Office on when this review type is used.
An Analyst may assign submissions to one or more IRB members for Limited IRB reviews. While non-primary reviewers have the option to review and comment on the submission directly, the primary reviewer is tasked with making a decision.
Primary Reviewers
If you are a primary reviewer assigned to a Limited IRB submission, you will see a task called Complete Limited IRB Review beneath My Tasks.
Clicking this link will bring you to the Submission Details page. Click Make Decision beneath Required Tasks after you have reviewed the submission.
On the decision panel, you will be asked to complete a series of questions. All questions are optional with the exception of the Decision. The available decisions are:
- Exempt - Limited IRB
- Minor Stipulations
- No Engagement in Research
- No Human Subjects Research
- Not Limited IRB
- Rely on External IRB
- Rely on NCI-CIRB
- Return to PI
- Suspended
You can also select the Categories applicable to the decision, enter information about Findings, and include Researcher Notes or Internal Notes.
When you are finished filling out the questions on the decision panel, click 
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Beneath Routing, click Review Complete.
The submission's status will change to Under Post Review.
Non-Primary Reviewers
If you are a non-primary reviewer assigned to a Limited IRB review, you will see a task called Complete IRB Review beneath My Tasks.
Clicking this link will bring you to the Submission Details page. Click on Review to begin your review of the submission.
Within the submission, you can leave comments on each question by clicking Add Comment, typing your comment, and clicking Save Comment.
You can also toggle if the comment is Restricted (visible only to reviewers) or Unrestricted (visible to anyone with study access).
