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Recombinant DNA
In order to ensure compliance with the National Institute of Health (NIH) Guidelines and to avoid the potential loss of Federal Research Grant Funds, UT Southwestern researchers have the responsibility to report.
All incidents involving rDNA must be reported to UT Southwestern's Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) office via the EH&S Web Page. EH&S will subsequently forward reportable incidents to the appropriate NIH-OBA Department.
Infectious Agents: Regulations on Reporting
Title 2 Chapter 84 of the Texas Health and Safety Codes set forth by the Texas Department of Health and Human Services requires all occupational infections involving infectious agents that are confirmed by laboratory diagnosis to be reported to the Dallas County Health Department.
- What defines an agents as infectious:
o An agent of biological origin that has the capacity to produce deleterious effects on humans and/or animals, i.e. microorganisms, toxins and allergens derived from those organisms, allergens and toxins derived from higher plants and animals; and proteinaceous molecules that lack nucleic acids
- What does the Texas Department of Health define as a reportable infectious agent:
o Infectious Disease Reporting
This process will involve both The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Occupational Health and the Environmental Health and Safety Departments. These institutional departments will respond to, and review all incidents involving infectious agents and will report as necessary to meet all regulatory requirements
Select Agents: Regulation on Reporting
All theft, loss, release and/or exposures involving select agents must be immediately reported to the Responsible Official as required by the Department of Health and Human Services Code of Federal regulations 42 CFR Part 73.19.
