The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) Institutional Review Board (IRB) has been established to comply with federal regulations to protect the rights and welfare of human research participants in accordance with Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 46 ( 45 C.F.R. Part 46). The OSDH IRB has the responsibility to assure that the risks of proposed research are justified by the potential benefits to the participants and to society, and that risks are minimized to the extent possible consistent with sound research design. The OSDH IRB must assure that the risks of research do not fall disproportionately on one group while the potential benefits accrue to another.
Okla. Admin. Code § 310:2-31-1