Working With Your IACUC
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Your IACUC is an oversight body appointed by an official at your domestic institution,
such as the chief executive
officer. The Office
of Laboratory Animal Welfare relies on the IACUC to enforce PHS policy and your institution's animal policies.
As outlined in PHS
Policy IV.B 1 through 8, IACUCs do the following:
- Review and approve animal use protocols,
including significant changes to previously approved protocols.
- Monitor your animal care and use program, including a semi-annual
inspection of animal facilities.
- Evaluate compliance with institutional policies.
- Report annually and notify OLAW of suspensions and instances of serious noncompliance with policy.
See the February
24, 2005, Guide notice for guidance on what an IACUC
should report to OLAW.
- Ensure that personnel working with animals
are appropriately trained and qualified.
Find out your institution's policies before you plan your research.
In most institutions, policies for research animals are a combination
of institutional and USDA and PHS requirements. Some are more stringent than others, so a procedure
you performed at another institution may not be acceptable at your
current workplace.
IACUC Requirements Vary for Domestic and
Foreign Institutions
Identify your situation below for a summary of IACUC requirements.
- Domestic grantees with no foreign subawards
- Follow all the IACUC requirements outlined in this tutorial
and by OLAW.
- Domestic grantees with a foreign subaward
- The domestic institution's IACUC reviews and approves the
animal protocol in the application.
- Both institutions must have an OLAW assurance.
- The foreign subawardee should also follow the instructions
in the next section.
- Foreign grantees and subawardees
- Your institution doesn't need its own IACUC unless required
by local law.
- Your institution must have an OLAW assurance.
- You must complete an “Animal Welfare Assurance for Foreign Institutions.”
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