Institutional Review Board
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
313 N. Figueroa St., Room 127
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 250-8675 Phone
(213) 250-2594 Fax

Olga Coronado
IRB Administrative Deputy
313 N. Figueroa St., Room 127
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 989-7087 Phone
(213) 250-2594 Fax

HIPAA Individual Authorization Instructions

HIPAA PHI Individual Authorization Sample Form

HIPAA Waiver Instructions

HIPAA Waiver Request Form

The Institutional Review Board serves all LA County Department of Public Health (DPH) facilities, staff, patients, clients, and databases, even if other agencies or individuals have primary responsibility.

It does not serve LA County Department of Health Services facilities, hospitals, or comprehensive health centers, which use a different review entity.

The IRB reviews any DPH-related research project that involves the collection or analysis of data from or about human subjects. Research projects may include…

Clinical trials

Focus groups

Data abstraction from
     medical records

Surveys

Though IRB procedures allow exemption for some data collection projects that are classified as program evaluation routine public health activity rather than research, the IRB must make the determination that a project is exempt. An abbreviated application for exemption is necessary, as explained in the forms located elsewhere on this web page.

We encourage you to attend our training workshops on submitting an application to the Institutional Review Board. Contact our office for a list of upcoming training dates.

John Walton Senterfitt, PhD, RN, MPH
IRB Chair and Administrator