General Requirements

General Requirements For Add Health Ancillary Studies

Ancillary Study investigators must meet the following criteria:

1. Hold a terminal degree in their field.
2. Hold a faculty appointment at an accredited academic institution; or a researcher position in a
   governmental agency or recognized, non-profit research organization.
3. Work at one of the above-mentioned entities with an in-house Institutional Review Board that
   complies with applicable Federal regulations governing research involving human subjects.
4. Secure IRB approval or demonstrate exemption determination.
5. By the time of data receipt, apply for and hold a current Add Health restricted-use data contract.
6. Demonstrate completion of research ethics training by all research team members who will work
   with Add Health data.
7. Commit to using the data solely for scientific research purposes.
8. Commit to maintaining strict data security practices of Add Health data.
9. Sign a Data Use Agreement affirming adherence to confidentiality and data protection standards.
10. Agree to not use Large Language Models or other Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in managing,
    processing, or analyzing Add Health data.