Which item is among the records that must be maintained to document compliance under the AWA and PHS Policy?

• A. Amendments
• B. Memos
• C. Telephone logs
• D. Promotional materials

Answer: (A)

The important idea is that changes to an approved animal use protocol must be formally documented and approved. When researchers need to modify an approved plan, those changes are captured as amendments and must go through IACUC review and approval before they’re put into effect. Keeping these amendments creates an auditable trail showing that modifications were reviewed, approved, and implemented within the approved scope, which is required by both the Animal Welfare Act and the Public Health Service Policy.

Memos, telephone logs, and promotional materials aren’t formal compliance records for protocol changes, so they don’t serve the same role in documenting that oversight and approvals were obtained.