Short Form Consent/Assent for Non-English Speakers
The informed consent process for subjects who do not speak English well is described in UAMS Institutional Review Board Policy 15.4.
These short form consent forms are intended to be used when a potential subject who does not speak English well is unexpectedly encountered. The templates on this page can be used to develop study-specific short form consent forms. The English versions can be used to create translations into a language not yet found on this page.
You can use these templates as they are, with the appropriate study-specific changes made on the forms where indicated in yellow. However, the short-form consent process must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board before consenting a subject using this process, even if you are using one of these pre-approved templates. Please review Institutional Review Board Policy 15.4 for more details and information about the approval process. (We’ll work with you to get these approved quickly.)
English Language Forms
- Non-English Speaking Adult — English language version
- Non-English Speaking Child/Parent — English language version
Spanish Language Forms
- Non-English Speaking Adult — Spanish language version
- Non-English Speaking Child/Parent — Spanish language version
Marshallese Language Forms
- Non-English Speaking Adult — Marshallese language version
- Non-English Speaking Child/Parent — Marshallese language version
French Language Forms
- Non-English Speaking Adult — French language version
- Non-English Speaking Child/Parent — French language version
Tagalog (Filipino) Language Forms
- Non-English Speaking Adult — Tagalog (Filipino) language version
- Non-English Speaking Child/Parent — Tagalog (Filipino) language version