The approve action allows the IACUC Administrator to record a protocol approval following a full committee review or a designated member review.
This action may be considered the final action in the lifecycle for an IACUC protocol.
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For IACUC protocols needing a full committee review, this action only appears after the Record Committee Action has been performed on the protocol with a motion type of Approve. |
Table 513 Protocol Document, Protocol Actions Page, Request an Action Section, Available Actions – Approve Action - Action Attributes
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Action attributes |
Description |
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Who can perform action |
IACUC Administrators are allowed to perform this action |
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Protocol state prior to action |
Prior to the action being performed, the protocol must be in the following state: The protocol status must be Submitted to IACUC. The submission status must be In agenda. |
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Protocol state after action |
After the action is performed the protocol state changes as follows
The protocol status changes to Active. The submission status changes to Approved. |

Figure 1358 Protocol Document, Protocol Actions Page, Request an Action Section, Available Actions – Approve Action Layout
Table 514 Protocol Document, Protocol Actions Page, Request an Action Section, Available Actions – Approve Action Field Descriptions
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Field |
Description |
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Approval Date |
Specify the date you want the approval action to become
effective. By default, the field displays the current date. To
change it, click the calendar |
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Expiration Date |
Specify the date in which the approval will
expire. By default, the field displays the current date. To
change it, click the calendar |
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Comments |
To enter textual information to describe this action,
click within the text box (or press the tab |
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Action Date |
Specify the date you want this action to become
effective. By default, the field displays the current date. To
change it, click the calendar |
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Review Comments |
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