The BCH Informed Consent Library (ICLibrary) provides investigators and their staff the ability to access the currently approved versions of their informed consent(s). The site is accessible to anyone with a Children's Hospital web account. Study staff are instructed to obtain their consent forms directly from the ICLibrary website. This ICLibrary is available through internal access only and may be found through the CHeRP IRB website.
The IRB provides short consent document translations in several commonly understood languages. This abbreviated translation or “short form” (which attests that the elements of consent have been presented orally) may be used to document informed consent in writing for individuals who do not speak English in limited situations. There are specific regulatory requirements that need to be met in order to use this form. Please review IRB Policy 6.4 "Informed Consent with Non-English Speakers" before using a short form.
When a short form is used and the interpreter is present in the room with the subject we have provided a checklist to help you through this process.
Due to the increasing numbers of non-English speaking patients, interpreter services have contracted with remote interpreters to provide assistance as needed. This process is facilitated through the use of iPads dedicated for this purpose. If a short form is used and a REMOTE interpreter (VRI iPad Technology) is utilized there is a checklist that must be completed and filed with the short form to assure compliance.
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All assent documents must be reviewed and approved by the IRB. The assent template below was developed to provide guidance to investigators as to what information to include in an assent form. Please feel free to use this sample in the development of assent documents. The language and information in the template should be modified as appropriate for each protocol depending on the age and cognitive level of the subject population.
Informed Assent Template (July 2026)
This template only applies to investigators who indicate that informed consent/assent/authorization will be obtained through a method other than a written document in Part C and plan to develop an information sheet. All information sheet documents must be reviewed by the IRB. The information sheet template below was developed to provide guidance to investigators as to what information to include in an information sheet. Please feel free to use this sample in the development of information sheet documents. The language and information in the template should be modified as appropriate for each protocol depending on the age and cognitive level of the subject population. Information sheets will not be uploaded to the ICLibrary website.
*Updated* Information Sheet Template (July 2026)
Informed consent documents should be written at a 6th grade reading level and should avoid the use of complex medical terminology. Please consult the links below for lay descriptions of common medical terms.