This action allows the IACUC Administrator to return an IACUC protocol to the investigator for corrections prior to a formal IACUC committee review. The Return to PI action is similar in nature to the Minor Revisions and Major Revisions actions with the exception that it does not need committee decision to be recorded prior to sending back the protocol for corrections. This action can be used in institutions where the IACUC office and/or reviewers conduct a pre-review of the protocol and the decision has been made to have the investigator resubmit the protocol with corrections. Review comments can be entered in the protocol to inform the investigators what they need to change.
Table 564 Protocol Document, Protocol Actions Page, Request an Action Section, Available Actions – Return to PI – Action Attributes
Action attributes |
Description |
Who can perform action |
IACUC Administrators are allowed to perform this action. |
Protocol state prior to action |
Prior to the action being performed, the protocol must be in the following state: The protocol status must be in Submitted to IACUC The submission status can be in any state |
Protocol state after action |
After the action is performed The protocol status changes to Return to PI The submission status changes to Returned to PI |
Figure 1388 Protocol Document, Protocol Actions Page, Request an Action Section, Available Actions – Return To PI Action Layout
Table 565 Protocol Document, Protocol Actions Page, Request an Action Section, Available Actions – Return to PI – Field Descriptions
Field |
Description |
Comments |
To enter textual information to describe this action, click within the text box (or press the tab key from a previous field) to relocate the cursor to the field, and then type (or paste from virtual clipboard) to enter text in the box as necessary to provide the appropriate information. Click the add note icon to view/edit/paste text in a new browser window, then click the continue button to return to the text entry field in the document. After saving, click the green arrow symbol to view full text in a separate browser window. |
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 icon to select, or type in mm/dd/yyyy format to populate the box with the desired date. |
Review Comments |
For more information, see “Review Comments”. |