IRB Review Fees

Rates
As of January 2011, IRB usage fee rates are as follows, and are subject to change:

• Initial Reviews - $2,500
• Continuation Reviews - $1200
• Modification Reviews - $500
• External IRB Review One Time Administrative Fee - $575

Fees are charged for review of human research that is financially sponsored by industry or for-profit entities.  IRB fees are charged whether or not the study is approved by an IRB, subjects are enrolled, the study terminates before milestones are met, or expenditures exceed revenue.  Research that is permitted to receive external (non-Mount Sinai) IRB review will be charged a one time administrative fee.

Budgets
IRB fees should be included as line items in the budget of the formal contract as upfront and non-refundable items. 

Contracts
The contract should contain the following template language regarding IRB Usage fees:

IRB usage fees are as follows:
Initial Reviews - $2,500 
Continuation Reviews - $1200/each
Modification Reviews - $500/each
External IRB Usage Fee (one time) - $575
Documentation of the IRB fee structure from the IRB will be provided by Institution upon request.

Local IRB expenses will be invoiced directly to Sponsor by the IRB and will be reimbursed by Sponsor directly to the local IRB upon receipt of invoice.  Checks should be made payable to "Mount Sinai School of Medicine" and check faces should reference "IRB Fee" and the Mount Sinai project number identified on the invoice.

Checks will be sent directly to:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Institutional Review Board
Dr. Jeffrey Silverstein, MD
One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1081
New York, NY 10029

Invoices
The PPHS office will invoice the sponsor directly for IRB fees. 

Checks
Checks should be sent directly from the Sponsor to the PPHS/IRB office.  Research teams who inadvertently receive the IRB fee check should forward it to Box 1081 (or drop it off at our office at 345 E. 102nd Street; Suite 200) and contact William.Benjamin@mssm.edu, so that he knows the check is on site.

Fund Transfers
Research teams who inadvertently receive the IRB fee moneys included in their compensation checks from the Sponsor for the research conduct must e-mail their study fund number to William.Benjamin@mssm.edu, so that he may arrange for a fund transfer of the IRB fee moneys. 

Questions?  
Please contact  William.Benjamin@mssm.edu or call 212-824-8223.