Regulations last checked for updates: Jan 30, 2025

Title 42 - Public Health last revised: Jan 23, 2025
§ 93.404 - Findings of research misconduct and proposed HHS administrative actions.

(a) After completing its review of the administrative record, ORI may:

(1) Close the case without a separate ORI finding of research misconduct;

(2) Make findings of research misconduct and propose and take HHS administrative actions based on the administrative record; or

(3) Seek to settle the case.

(b) The lack of an ORI finding of research misconduct does not overturn an institution's determination that the conduct constituted professional or research misconduct warranting remediation under the institution's policy.

authority: 42 U.S.C. 216 and 289b
source: 89 FR 76295, Sept. 17, 2024, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 42 CFR 93.404