---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 93.218"
title: "42"
number: "93.218"
heading: "Institutional Deciding Official."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/93.218"
---

# §93.218. Institutional Deciding Official.


Institutional Deciding Official means the institutional official who makes final determinations on allegations of research misconduct and any institutional actions. The same individual cannot serve as the Institutional Deciding Official and the Research Integrity Officer.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 216 and 289b

### Source

Source: 89 FR 76295, Sept. 17, 2024, unless otherwise noted.