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Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

License Exceptions

15 CFR 740 Under a License Exception, exports and reexports of qualifying goods or data require no prior written approval of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

limited data sets

Protected Health Information (PHI) that excludes specific individual identifiers as described in HIPAA regulations. (UW Medicine Privacy Policy COMP.103)

LOA

Letter of Agreement

LOI

Letter of Intent

LRP

Loan Repayment Program (NIH) See: The UW’s page on NIH Loan Repayment Program Information

Maintenance of Records (ITAR – DDTC)

22 CFR 122.5 Relevant records concerning the manufacture, acquisition and disposition of defense articles and the provision of defense services by the registrant must be maintained…

Manufacturing License Agreement MLA

A manufacturing license agreement represents a contract (written, implied or otherwise) whereby an entity or individual grants another entity or individual an authorization or a license…

material transfer agreement (MTA)

A contract that protects ownership of, and rights related to, research materials transferred between research institutions or corporate entities. It also established limits on the use…

Medicare Secondary Payer Rule (MSP)

Medicare will not pay for an item of service to the extent that payment has been made or can reasonably be expected to be made by…

minimal risk

The University of Washington applies the definition of minimal risk provided in the specific federal regulations that apply to a particular study. When federal regulations do…