NIH Policies

NIH Policy Manual Chapters:

• Manual 3040-2: Animal Care and Use in the Intramural Program
• Manual 3040-3: Intramural Acquisitions Involving Animal Research Activities
• Manual 3043-1: Introduction of Rodents and Rodent Products
• Manual 3044-1: Nonhuman Primate Quarantine
• Manual 3044-2: Protection of NIH Personnel Who Work With Nonhuman Primates
• Manual 3047: Trans-NIH Animal Facility Security Program
• Manual 3015: Admittance Of Minors To Hazardous Areas
• Manual 1345: Handling and Safeguarding of Controlled Substances for Nonhuman Use
• Manual 1340: NIH Occupational Safety and Health Management Program
• Manual 1165: Agency Agreements

DDIR Institutional Official Policy Memos:

• Scientific Merit Review for the Use of Nonhuman Primates, 09/11/2020
  • Supplement to Define Major Modifications, 03/24/2021 NEW
• Updates to the Nonhuman Primate Users Safety Program, 03/02/2020
  • Nonhuman Primate and Other Research Animal Bite, Scratch, Splash, and Exposure (BSSE) Guidelines, 03/24/2021 REVISED
• Disposition of Laboratory Animals, 06/05/2014
• NIH Intramural Research Program Animal Study Proposal (ASP) Template, 04/22/2014
  • NIH IRP Animal Study Proposal Template
  • NIH IRP ASP Template Instructions for Emergency Animal Treatment and Care
• Purchase of Custom Antibodies, 04/05/2012
  • Custom Antibody Vendor List, 02/09/2021 REVISED
• Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns
  • Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns Memo, 02/28/2019
• Timely Assessment and Resolution of Animal Issues Involving Potential Pain and Distress, 05/14/2014

Other NIH Policies:

• Medical Clearance of Transient Visitors into NIH Animal Facilities, 05/07/2015
• Research Animal Transport for the NIH Clinical Center, 02/25/2021 REVISED
• Use of Embryonated Eggs, 04/10/2013