The AHRQ Informed Consent and Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk Research The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed the Informed Consent and Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk Research to facilitate the process of obtaining informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization from potential research subjects. This toolkit contains information for people responsible for ensuring that potential research subjects are informed in a manner that is consistent with medical ethics and regulatory guidelines.ContentsChapter 1. BackgroundWhy a Toolkit?Development of This ToolkitInformed Consent, HIPAA Authorization, and Adult Health LiteracyChapter 2. How To Improve Informed Consent and AuthorizationImproving the ProcessAdopting New Processes and Documents in Your InstitutionImproving the Informed Consent and Authorization ProcessUsing the Tool for Researcher's Certification of Consent and AuthorizationImproving the FormsSample Documents for Informed Consent and HIPAA Authorization (English and Spanish versions)Adapting and Testing AHRQ Sample DocumentsChapter 3. Regulatory RequirementsChapter 4. ResourcesOther Resources From the Department of Health and Human ServicesReferences Current as of September 2009 Internet Citation: 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/index.html
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