November 7, 2026
Human Subject Application (HUM) and Amendments
Human Subject Incentives Program
Implemented HSIP’s new payment-tier threshold in eResearch by updating the subject payment ranges, payment-tier calculation, and the smartform behavior that depends on those payment selections.
- Existing application answers will be automatically updated where possible.
- Some studies will need to update the payment range question the next time an Amendment is submitted.
For additional information about the threshold change and its impact on the collection of Social Security Numbers (SSN), please refer to the following resources:
- HRPP FAQs: Guidance on IRB applications, consent form updates, participant notification, and eResearch changes
- HSIP FAQs: Information about SSN collection requirements, payment processing, and HSIP procedures
Scheduled Continuing Review (SCR) and Amendments
To improve clarity and understanding of a study's status, updates were made to the Study Status questions on a Continuing Review. These Study Status questions were also added to the Amendment coversheet for Standard and Multisite studies.
IRB Committee Members/Reviewer & Staff
- Reviewer Checklist: Fixed links related to HIPAA that were broken in Section 25 of the Reviewer Checklist.
- Email Notification: Updated the IRB address in the header that's displayed in system eResearch Determination email notifications.