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Guidelines & Procedures

The Handbook of Operating Procedures is the is the official repository of policies and procedures established for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Visit the website to learn more.

Sponsored Programs

  • OSP Handbook

Grants and Contracts

  • Cost Transfers for Sponsored Projects
  • PeopleSoft Budget Levels for Oracle E-Type to PeopleSoft Accounts
  • HR’s ePAF system guidance
  • Time and Effort Certification
  • Reference Guide to T&E - SI
  • Reference Guide to T&E - DEC
  • Reference Guide to T&E - PI
  • Reference Guide to T&E - GVO
  • Glossary

Clinical Research

  • UTRGV SOP Table of Contents
  • UTRGV Standard Operating Procedure Glossary
  • GA-101 Development and Maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures
  • GA-102 Access and Use of Protected Health Information Preparatory to Research
  • GA-104 Scope of Practice
  • GA-105 Investigator Responsibility for Study Team Training and Documentation
  • GA-106 Transfer of Sponsor-Investigator Initiated FDA Regulated Studies
  • GA-109 Departing Investigators
  • RA-201 Regulatory Documentation
  • RA-203 Document Control
  • RA-204 Adverse Event Reporting
  • RA-205 Use of Florence for Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures
  • RA-206 Florence End User Training
  • PM-302 Site Qualification Visit
  • PM-303 Site Initiation Visit
  • PM-304 Study Monitoring and Auditing Visits
  • PM-305 Study Closeout for Sponsored Clinical Research
  • PM-306 Registration of Clinical Trials in ClinicalTrials.gov
  • PM-307 Results Reporting of Clinical Trials in ClinicalTrials.gov
  • SM-401 Subject Screening and Enrollment
  • SM-402 Informed Consent Process
  • SM-403 Study Visits
  • SM-404 Protection of Confidential Information
  • SM-405 Specimen Collection and Management
  • DM-501 Case Report Form Completion
  • DM-502 Source Documentation Standards
  • DM-504 Record Retention, Archive, and Storage
  • DM-505 Certified Copies of Research Regulatory Documents
  • QA-601 FDA Inspections
  • QA-602 Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) Plan
  • QA-604 Equipment Registration, Maintenance, and Calibration
  • QA-605 Temperature Monitoring
  • FM-701 Coverage Analysis

Research Compliance

  • CITI Log-In Instructions

Research Integrity and Export Compliance

  • UTRGV Mgt. Commitment to Export Compliance 12/7/2020
  • Export Controls Manual
  • Introduction to Export Controls
  • Restricted Party Screening Training
  • Guidance for International Travel

Laboratory Animal Resources (LAR)

  • Per diems and fee schedule (fee chart)
  • Training (links and resources to facilitate quality animal studies)

Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC)

  • Before disclosing a technology or invention, communicate with our office. 
  • Follow the licensing process. 
  • When in doubt, ask! 

Contracts and Industry Agreements (CIA)

  • Research Contracts Decision Tree

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

  • tick@lab Training - Animal Use Protocols
  • tick@lab Training - Continuing Reviews and Amendments
  • Common Protocol Errors Checklist
  • Complete my CITI Program Training

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

  • Researchers Handbook - Understanding IRB Processes

  • Research Participant Compensation SOP
  • Incentive Agreement - Use of Personal Funds
  • Participant Compensation Disbursement Log

  • Email Recruitment Template
  • In-Person Recruitment Template
  • Professor Permission Script
  • Telephone Recruitment or Consent Script Combo Phone Interviews-Surveys

  • Biomed Consent Form with HIPAA Authorization
  • Biorepository Informed Consent Form with HIPAA Authorization
  • Simplified Consent Form Template
  • Child Assent Form Template
  • Child Assent Script Template
  • SBE Parent-Guardian Permission Form
  • Social Behavioral & Education Consent Form
  • Social Behavioral & Education Consent Form with Certificate of Confidentiality

  • OAD Certification Form for Multiple Personnel
  • Outside Activity Disclosure (OAD) Certification

  • Chart Review Protocol Template
  • Clinical Trials and Greater than Minimal Risk Studies Protocol Template

  • Internal Permission Letter Template
  • Outside Site Letter Template

  • Confidentiality Agreement - Professional Transcribers Only
  • Translation Certification

  • Request for Determination-Non-Regulated Research Form

  • Protocol Deviation - Possible Noncompliance Report Form
  • Unanticipated Problem-Adverse Event Reporting Form

  • Request To Rely On External IRB Form
  • Individual Investigator Agreement
  • Debriefing Document Template
  • Research Study Information Sheet Template
  • Lay language for Biomedical Protocols

  • tick@lab - Orientation - Read this first
  • tick@lab - Training for New Project Submission Guide
  • tick@lab - Training for Amendments (Modifications)
  • tick@lab - Training for Continuations (Extensions) Submission
  • tick@lab - How to Locate an Approval Memo
  • tick@lab - Review Training for IRB Members

  • UTRGV IRB CITI Training

  • Securing Your Zoom Meetings

Post Approval Monitoring (PAM)

  • Post Approval Monitoring Standard Operating Procedure
  • IACUC General PAM visit description
  • IACUC PI Self-Assessment
  • IBC/HBA General PAM visit description
  • IBC/HBA PI Self-Assessment
  • IRB General PAM visit description
  • IRB PI Self-Assessment for Social, Behavioral, and Educational Research
  • IRB PI Self-Assessment for Clinical Research
  • CAPA SOP

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