Due to a measles case in the community, please call before coming to Seattle Children’s if you or your child has potential measles symptoms.

Federal Guidance

The following websites provide information about research ethics and regulations. Links are also provided to other organizations with which researchers at Seattle Children's collaborate.

Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)

OHRP Home Page
Federal Regulations for Research with Human Subjects
Department of Health and Human Services, 45 CFR Part 46 including Subpart D, Additional DHHS Protections for Children Involved as Subjects in Research IRB Guidebook for Protecting Human Research Subjects
The Belmont Report
The Nuremberg Code
The World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Seattle Children’s complies with applicable federal and other civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude people or treat them differently based on race, color, religion (creed), sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin (ancestry), age, disability, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Financial assistance for medically necessary services is based on family income and hospital resources and is provided to children under age 21 whose primary residence is in Washington, Alaska, Montana or Idaho.