What are the regulatory underpinnings of the IACUC programand protocol review?
Public Health Service Policy requires each animal-using grantee institution to have “a committee to maintain oversight of its animal program”, and defines animal to include all vertebrates. That committee is the IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee). Review of the animal program and each proposed use of animals is its designated role. The animal protocol form in eSirius is the mechanism by which animal uses are proposed, reviewed and approved. In addition to review and approval of all animal use at an institution, the IACUC is charged with oversight of the overall animal care and use program, including facilities, training, occupational health, Standards of Veterinary care, etc.
