If you are a research participant and would like to contact the IRB regarding your rights as a participant, or to report a reportable/adverse event related to participation in a research project, you can click the "Contact Us" button below to send us a message. You can also email us at IRB@ph.lacounty.gov, or you can call us at our research/project participant hotline: 213-288-7680. Any identifying information you choose to provide will be kept confidential. If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can leave an anonymous message on our participant hotline.

IMPORTANT: If you are a minor (under the age of 18) and would like to talk about your rights as a participant, or to report a reportable/adverse event, please have your parent/guardian call or email the IRB on your behalf.

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Research Participant Bill of Rights

California law requires that any individual (or legally authorized representative) asked to participate in a research study defined as a "medical experiment" (under California Health and Safety Code, section 24174) must receive a copy of the Research Participant Bill of Rights (also known as the "Experimental Subject’s Bill of Rights") in a language in which the individual is fluent.

To view a copy of the Experimental Subject's Bill of Rights, click on the links below:

California Experimental Subject's Bill of Rights (English)

California Experimental Subject's Bill of Rights (Spanish)

To contact us anonymously
call our research/project participant hotline at 213-288-7680.

If you have questions about the project/study that do not relate to your rights as a participant, please contact the PI/project lead.