CPIA Exam Study Questions
"Statute" is another term for a law passed by Congress as part of the
legislative process. Violations of certain statutes can result in civil fines and
even imprisonment.
✅✅-a) True
a) True
b) False -
A "regulation" is written by an agency to provide more specific information on
complying with statutes, and to help ensure uniform application of the statutes.
Administrative penalties such as job termination can result from violating
regulations.
✅✅-a) True
a) True
b) False -
Source: AALAS Learning Library
Regulatory and IACUC Compliance Track - Conflict of Interest
A federal physician is asked to speak about his federal research on AIDS after
work to a non-profit organization. He can probably accept a payment or
honorarium for the presentation without violating ethics statutes or regulations.
✅✅-b) False
a) True
b) False -
Source: AALAS Learning Library
Regulatory and IACUC Compliance Track - Conflict of Interest
A federal researcher or clinician who receives royalty payments or
compensation from a company licensing an invention can represent that
company in matters in which the U.S. is a party or in which the U.S.
government has a direct and substantial interest.
✅✅-b) False
a) True
b) False -
,Source: AALAS Learning Library
Regulatory and IACUC Compliance Track - Conflict of Interest
A part-time federal physician wishes to recruit VA patients for a
privately-funded clinical study, but she is not sure if this will violate one or
more ethics statutes. Her best course of action would be to consult with VA
ethics legal counsel:
a) After the study is conducted on VA patients but before the results of the
study are submitted for publishing.
b) After the VA patients have been recruited but before the study begins.
c) After consulting with a scientific colleague to make sure other people have
✅✅
recruited VA patients for similar private studies.
d) Before proceeding with VA patient recruitment. - -d) Before
proceeding with VA patient recruitment.
Source: AALAS Learning Library
Regulatory and IACUC Compliance Track - Conflict of Interest
A person supplying dogs to research is exempted from licensing with the
USDA under which of the following conditions?
a) Less than $15,000 gross income is derived annually from the sale of dogs
to research.
b) Fewer than 25 dogs born on their premises are sold within a one-year
period.
✅✅
c) Provided dogs are already dead.
d) The primary business is as an animal exhibitor. - -b) Fewer than 25
dogs born on their premises are sold within a one-year period.
A recent ruling would allow federal employees to recommend purchasing
drugs produced by a pharmaceutical company held by a sector mutual fund so
as long as the employee, his/her spouse and dependent child did not own
more than what amount of the sector fund?
a) $10,000.
b) $20,000.
c) $40,000.
✅✅-d) $50,000
d) $50,000.
e) $30,000. -
,A reflex movement during the euthanasia procedure indicates that the
unconscious animal is still experiencing pain.
✅✅-b) False
a) True
b) False -
Source: AALAS Learning Library
Regulatory and IACUC Compliance Track > US Mandates and Guidelines >
Euthanasia of Research Animals: AVMA Guidelines"
a. ACURO will ONLY review protocols that have been approved by an IACUC.
b. Animal work may be initiated once the awardee receives IACUC approval,
but ACURO funds are only released upon ACURO approval.
c. Institutions using DOD funds to support the use of animals in research,
product development, testing and education projects must provide electronic
copies of IACUC-approved institutional protocol(s).
✅✅
d. Modifications or amendments must be reviewed and approved by ACURO
PRIOR to implementation, even if already approve by an IACUC. - -b.
Animal work may be initiated once the awardee receives IACUC approval, but
ACURO funds are only released upon ACURO approval.
AAALAC (International) - ✅✅ -Association for Assessment and Accreditation
of Laboratory Animal Care International (voluntary, accreditation)
✅✅-American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
AALAS -
AC - ✅✅-Animal Care Section (USDA -APHIS - AC; enforces AWA through
AWAR)
✅✅
According to AWAR and PHS Policy, what 3 elements are required to be in the
semi-annual report? - -1. a description of facility's adherence to AWAR
and PHS Policy
2. the identification of departures, and the reason for each
3. any minority views
✅✅
According to DoD regs, what events require an institution to notify the
Component headquarters? - -1. Being notified by USDA that the
institution is under investigation.
2. Being notified by AAALAC that accreditation status has been lost.
3. Institution experiences any "adverse events" relating to animal program.
, (In each case, notification must be made within 5 business days.)
✅✅
According to DoD regs, what must be administratively reviewed & approved at
the Component headquarters level? - -Protocols using primates, cats,
dogs, or marine mammals. Amendments to such protocols. The semiannual
review report (and be responsible for oversight of any corrective actions
needed).
According to PHS, awardee institutions shall maintain good recordkeeping.
Which one is not a recordkeeping requirement?
a) a copy of the Assurance approved by PHS
b) minutes of IACUC meetings
c) records of accrediting body determinations
d) records and proposals and applications and propose significant changes,
IACUC reports and recommendations
e) records of semiannual IACUC reports to IO (including minority views)
✅✅
d) all the above
e) none of the above - -e) none of the above
According to the 8th edition of the Guide each institution must or should have
an occupational health program in place consistent with federal, state and
local regulations?
a) must
b) should
✅✅
c) a and b
d) none of the above - -a) must
According to the Animal Welfare Act Regulations of the USDA, when
conducting a semi-annual evaluation, the IACUC must conduct the evaluation:
A. With at least 1 IACUC member and allow participation by any member who
wishes to do so.
B. With at least 2 IACUC members and allow participation by any member
who wishes to do so.
C. With a majority of IACUC members present, including the non-affiliated
✅✅
member.
D. With all IACUC members present. - -B. With at least 2 IACUC
members and allow participation by any member who wishes to do so.
According to the Animal Welfare Act Regulations of the USDA, when
conducting a semi-annual evaluation, the IACUC must conduct the evaluation:
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