What exactly is the “Just In Time” Rule allowed by PHS?
The National Institutes of Health changed the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy) to permit institutions with PHS Animal Welfare Assurances to submit verification of IACUC approval for competing applications after peer review, but prior to award. This change in PHS Policy is effective as of September 1, 2002 [Federal Register 67, 51289-51290 (7August 2002)]. Therefore, an application for funding from NIH agencies may choose to utilize the “just in time” (JIT) rule when processing proposals through Research Administration, by checking “Pending” in the approval date block. The NSF subsequently adopted this policy, and as of 2005, OCAST permits application of the JIT rule. When notification of funding or likelihood of funding, the protocol application must be processed and approval obtained before the award. If discrepancies are identified in the animal care and use protocol by the IACUC review, these must be corrected and then the fundin
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