The disapprove action allows the IACUC Administrator to record a disapprove action for an IACUC protocol following a full committee review.
An IACUC can only disapprove a protocol at a convened/full board IACUC meeting.
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 | The system does not allow disapprove action unless there is at least one review comment. | 
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 | The disapprove action only appears after the Record Committee Action has been performed on the protocol with a motion type of Disapprove. | 
Table 533 Protocol Document, Protocol Actions Page, Request an Action Section, Available Actions – Disapprove – Action Attributes
| Action attributes | Description | 
| Who can perform action | IACUC Administrators are allowed to perform this action | 
| Protocol state prior to action | Prior to the action being performed, the protocol must be in the following state: 
 The Record Committee Decision must have been performed with a motion type selection of Disapprove. The protocol status must be Submitted to IACUC. The submission status must be In agenda. 
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| Protocol state after action | After the action is performed the protocol state changes as follows 
 The protocol status changes to Disapproved The submission status changes to Disapproved. | 

Figure 1368 Protocol Document, Protocol Actions Page, Request an Action Section, Available Actions – Disapprove Action Layout
Table 534 Protocol Document, Protocol Actions Page, Request an Action Section, Available Actions – Disapprove Action Field Descriptions
| Field | Description | 
| Comments | To enter textual information to describe this action, 
      click within the text box (or press the tab  | 
| Action Date | Specify the date you want this action to become 
      effective.  By default, the field displays the current date.  To 
      change it, click the calendar | 
| Review Comments | 
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