Chapter 4. Resources The AHRQ Informed Consent and Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk Research Other Resources From the Department of Health and Human Services Researchers and institutional review board (IRB) officials will also find these resources from the Department of Health and Human Services helpful.Creating Easy-To-Read Informed Consent DocumentsClear & Simple: Developing Effective Print Materials for Low-Literate ReadersNational Cancer InstituteSimplification of Informed Consent: Recommendations for the Development of Informed Consent Documents for Cancer Clinical TrialsNational Cancer InstituteSimply Put: Tips for Creating Easy-To-Read Print Materials That Your Audience Will Want To Read and Use (includes a description of the Fry Readability Scale)Centers for Disease Control and PreventionConsent for CDC Research: A Reference for Developing Consent Forms and Oral Scripts (includes a description of the SMOG Readability Formula)Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTranslationObtaining and Documenting Informed Consent of Subjects Who Do Not Speak EnglishOffice for Human Research ProtectionsHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) GuidanceHealth Services Research and the HIPAA Privacy RuleNational Institutes of HealthOffice of Civil Rights—Research Guidelines on HIPAA Privacy RulesInformed Consent GuidanceInformed Consent ChecklistOffice for Human Research ProtectionsTips on Informed ConsentOffice for Human Research Protections Current as of September 2009 Internet Citation: Chapter 4. Resources: The AHRQ Informed Consent and Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk Research. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/funding/grants/policies/informedconsent/ictoolkit4.html