42 CFR § 93.217 - Institutional Certifying Official.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s93.217"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 93.217 - Institutional Certifying Official."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "93.217"
section_name: "Institutional Certifying Official."
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AND HEALTH EFFECTS STUDIES OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES RELEASES AND FACILITIES"
part_number: "93"
part_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE POLICIES ON RESEARCH MISCONDUCT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 216 and 289b"
regulatory_source: "89 FR 76295, Sept. 17, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "93"
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# 93.217 Institutional Certifying Official.
Institutional Certifying Official means the institutional official responsible for assuring on behalf of an institution that the institution has written policies and procedures for addressing allegations of research misconduct, in compliance with this part; and complies with its own policies and procedures and the requirements of this part. The Institutional Certifying Official is responsible for certifying the content of the institution's annual report, which contains information specified by ORI on the institution's compliance with this part, and ensuring the report is submitted to ORI, as required.