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What should an investigator do if legal action is brought to release personally identifying information protected by a certificate?

April 26, 2017Action Certificate investigator Legal personally protected release

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What should an investigator do if legal action is brought to release personally identifying information protected by a certificate?

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The researcher should immediately inform the Certificate Coordinator who issued the Certificate and seek legal counsel from his or her institution. The Office of the NIH Legal Advisor is willing to discuss the regulations with the researcher’s attorney.