Compliance & Reporting

OHRP has responsibility for oversight of compliance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations for the protection of human research subjects (see 45 CFR Part 46 at http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/regulations/45-cfr-46/index.html). In carrying out this responsibility, OHRP reviews allegations of noncompliance involving human subject research projects conducted or supported by HHS or that are otherwise subject to the regulations, and determines whether to conduct a for-cause compliance evaluation. DCO also conducts a program of not-for-cause surveillance evaluations of institutions, and responds to incident reports from assured institutions.