The Office of Compliance is committed to helping ensure that Emory University's activities comport with the highest legal and ethical standards. The Office operates as a facilitator, an educator, and as a resource center for Emory University.

Our areas of focus include:

• Animal Research
• Clery Act
• Clinical Trials Billing and Audit
• Compliance Consultations
• Controlled Substances
• Department of Education regulations
• Environmental Health and Safety
• Export Controls
• FDA Regulations
• Higher Education Opportunity Act
• HIPAA & Research Privacy
• Human Research
• Regulated Drugs and Devices
• Research Misconduct
• Responsible Conduct of Research

The Compliance Office also provides assistance that includes:

• Education programs and training courses on regulatory requirements, compliance obligations, best practices and ethical decision-making
• Responding to compliance questions
• Pursuing concerns regarding regulatory compliance efforts of the University
• Compliance reviews and risk assessments
• Facilitation projects with organizational units to improve compliance
• Management of confidential Trust Line reports
• Investigations into allegations of noncompliance or unethical conduct
• Referrals to appropriate Emory sources of help and information
• Responding to questions about organizational compliance and/or ethics
• Safe harbor consultations