Administrative Information

Official UM PHS#: A3327- 01

Public Health Service Information
This amended version of the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals by Awardee Institutions, now entitled Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, incorporates the changes in the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) mandated by the Health Research Extension Act of l985, Public Law 99-l58. The amended Policy also contains various minor editorial changes, including both technical and clarifying amendments to the original Policy.

All applications and proposals for award, which are either submitted to the PHS on or after November 1, 1986, or being conducted on or after July 1, 1987, must meet the requirements of the PHS Policy as amended. Institutions which currently have an approved or provisionally-acceptable Animal Welfare Assurance on file with the Office for Protection from Research Risks (OPRR) must submit to OPRR by July 1, 1987, a document in the form of an appendix or amendment which states the changes that the institution has made to conform to the amended Public Health Service Policy.

For the purpose of writing grant proposals, the Public Health Service (PHS) assurance number for the University of Montana is #A3327-01.