Compliance News


Annual Compliance Training Pilot – Now Open!

CERA is pleased to announce that registration for the annual training pilot group is now open!  Pilot group members get early access to this year’s annual review courses in exchange for providing their feedback to help us make the final adjustments before the courses are assigned on September 2. Any training completed during the pilot…


Child Abuse Awareness Month

Five ways university faculty and staff can help prevent child abuse Together, We Can Make a Difference Universities are uniquely positioned to educate, advocate, and lead in child abuse prevention efforts. Whether through research, policy advocacy, or direct interactions with students and their families, faculty and staff can play a powerful role in protecting vulnerable…


Compliance Alert – December 2024

Final Rules Third Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in concert with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing a third extension of telemedicine flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled medications, through December 31, 2025. Federal Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice;…


Compliance Alert – November 2024

Final Rules Department of Health and Human Services Policy for the Protection of Human Research Subjects: Update to the Additional Protections for Specific Populations In this final rule, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is amending its regulations that govern the protection of human subjects for conformity with 2018 revisions made to the…


Compliance Alert – October 2024

Final Rules Rules Governing Motion To Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings Under the America Invents Act Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) modifies its rules of practice governing amendment practice in trial proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) to make…


Compliance Alert – September 2024

Final Rules National Resource Centers Program and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program These final regulations incorporate several significant related changes to the proposed regulations contained in the NPRM. We also made several minor technical and editorial changes in these final regulations. We describe these changes in more detail in the Analysis of Comments…