Complications can include:
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Protocol approval lapses (note: you will receive monthly reminders from the IACUC beginning 90 days before protocol expiration). Every 3 years, a new protocol submission is needed.
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Personnel begin working with animals prior to completing required training, and being added to a protocol via submission of a Protocol Modification Form.
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Procedures on animals deviate from those described in the protocol (note: to make changes to procedures, all that is required is submission of a Protocol Modification Form).
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Animals are taken from housing areas to use sites that are not listed in the protocol.
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Animals are maintained in a use area > 12 hours without approval from the IACUC or without following the correct procedures (see Approved Investigator-Managed Use Sites and Housing Areas policy).