OLAW is the office responsible for overseeing compliance with which policy?

OLAW is the office responsible for overseeing compliance with which policy?

• A. Public Health Service Policy
• B. Animal Welfare Act
• C. GLP Regulations
• D. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

Answer: (A)

The main concept here is that OLAW (the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare) enforces the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. This policy applies to any institution that receives funds from the Public Health Service (which includes NIH). OLAW’s role is to ensure that those institutions have appropriate oversight and procedures in place, such as an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), staff training, humane care and use practices, and reporting requirements. While the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals is used to implement the policy, the policy itself is the binding requirement that OLAW monitors for compliance. The Animal Welfare Act is administered by the USDA, GLP regulations are separate regulatory standards, and the Guide is guidance rather than the enforceable policy OLAW enforces.

The main concept here is that OLAW (the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare) enforces the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. This policy applies to any institution that receives funds from the Public Health Service (which includes NIH). OLAW’s role is to ensure that those institutions have appropriate oversight and procedures in place, such as an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), staff training, humane care and use practices, and reporting requirements. While the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals is used to implement the policy, the policy itself is the binding requirement that OLAW monitors for compliance. The Animal Welfare Act is administered by the USDA, GLP regulations are separate regulatory standards, and the Guide is guidance rather than the enforceable policy OLAW enforces.