The WashU HIPAA Privacy Office works with all members of our workforce including faculty, staff, and students to help them understand their responsibilities to protect the confidentiality of our patients’ health information.

The purposes of this guideline are two-fold: (1) To provide guidance and assistance to university personnel whose areas are being audited, and; (2) To ensure that personnel in the applicable university area-specific compliance offices, the University Compliance Office, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor and General Counsel are promptly informed of audit requests or unannounced visits so that they may coordinate the university’s approach and response to such audits as needed.

This Privacy Notice is specific to the processing of the personal data of individuals who are protected by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The University has adopted polices, practices and procedures to govern the use of personal data collected through our varied operations.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was enacted in 1977 in order to halt improper payments to foreign officials, restore public confidence in the U.S. business system, and promote more reliable foreign legal environments. The FCPA prohibits corrupt payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business or obtaining an improper advantage. The FCPA is enforced by the U.S. Department of Justice. Any individual who violates these laws may be subject to personal fines and/or criminal prosecution.

The intention of this document is to supplement the university’s code of conduct and other policies and procedures and to provide information to employees and contractors and agents of the university about the provisions of federal and state false health care claims laws, penalties for violating the laws, and how to report suspected violations of the false claims laws.

WashU is committed to maintaining a safe and healthful environment for members of the university community by promoting a drug-free environment as well as one free of the abuse of alcohol. Violations of this policy will be handled according to existing policies and procedures concerning the conduct of faculty, staff, and students.

The purpose of this policy is to define ethical standards for interacting with pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.

This policy is intended to protect against harm to human research participants and to protect the integrity of research performed at or under the auspices of WashU.

The Washington University in St. Louis annual report of crime statistics for all campus is available online.

Utilize this guide to help you identify research-related compliance areas, resources, and tools that assist the WashU research community to effectively propose, perform, and manage research projects. This guide is not meant to be a comprehensive or detailed inventory of university or office policies, guidelines, or procedures.​