42 CFR § 93.218 - Institutional Deciding Official.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s93.218"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 93.218 - Institutional Deciding Official."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "93.218"
section_name: "Institutional Deciding 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"
---


# 93.218 Institutional Deciding Official.

Institutional Deciding Official means the institutional official who makes final determinations on allegations of research misconduct and any institutional actions. The same individual cannot serve as the Institutional Deciding Official and the Research Integrity Officer.