Reliance System Overview
With the SMART IRB Reliance System, seamlessly request, track, and document reliance arrangements with other Participating Institutions*.
Join SMART IRB & Manage Institutional Details
(for Institutional Leadership and IRB/HRPP Administrators/Staff only)
- Join SMART IRB Reliance Agreement V3.0
- Sign the optional Indemnification Addendum
- Manage Institutional Profile(s)
- Establish user permissions
- Access institutional sIRB activity reports
Request, Track, & Document Single IRB Arrangements
(for Investigators/Study Team Members and IRB/HRPP Administrators/Staff)
- Simplify selection of a single IRB
- Manage communication with institutions & investigators
- Clearly request edits & identify next steps
- Track reliance details for your studies
- Add new sites at any time
Reliance Walkthrough Video
Video Chapters
- Introduction to the Reliance Request Process (0:00)
- Who can submit requests (0:46)
- Creating a New Request (1:07)
- Adding a New Site to a Request (3:57)
- Providing Site Details (5:34)
- Reliance Pre-check (7:47)
- Reviewing IRB Decision (8:37)
- Tracking Request Status (9:07)
- Entering a Site's Reliance Decision (9:27)
- Issuing Determination Letter (9:57)
User Guides
Step-by-step guidance to support Reliance System users.
Study Teams
Learn how investigators and study team members can centrally request, track, and document reliance arrangements for their studies.
Points of Contact (POCs)
Learn how IRB/HRPP administrators or staff and/or institutional leadership can join the SMART IRB Agreement, manage institutional information and user permissions, and track and document their institution’s reliance arrangements.
Legacy
If your institution has not yet joined SMART IRB Agreement V3.0 (but participates in V1.0 or V2.0), you may use the Reliance System to view arrangements documented in the legacy Online Reliance System, but your institution will not be able to initiate any new requests.
Has Your Institution Joined?
Check the Participating Institution list to see if your institution has joined SMART IRB Reliance Agreement V3.0.
