A non-affiliate member and a non-scientific member of the IACUC may be the same individual, however, there must still be 5 members of the committee, according to PHS policy.
The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) oversees a set of regulations known as the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy), which mandates that institutions put in place and uphold appropriate safeguards to guarantee the proper care and use of all vertebrate animals involved.
Before engaging in any activities involving live vertebrate animals, institutions are required by the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Policy) to have an Animal Welfare Assurance that has been approved by OLAW.
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