The "HDE file" includes all data and information submitted with or referenced in the HDE, any IDE incorporated into the HDE, any HDE amendment or supplement, any report submitted under § 10631, any master file, or any other related submission. Any record in the HDE file will be available for public disclosure in accordance with the provisions of this section.
Disclosure by the Department of the existence and contents of an HDE file shall be subject to the same rules that pertain to PMA's under § 10602.2 through 10602.10, as applicable.
The HDE holder is responsible for ensuring that a HUD approved under this section is administered only in facilities having an IRB constituted and acting pursuant to § 10631, including continuing review of use of the device. In addition, a HUD may be administered only if the IRB approves such use located at the facility or by a similarly constituted IRB that has agreed to oversee such use and to which the local IRB has deferred in a letter to the HDE holder, signed by the IRB chair or an authorized designee. If, however, a physician in an emergency situation determines that approval from an IRB cannot be obtained in time to prevent serious harm or death to a patient, a HUD may be administered without prior approval by the IRB located at the facility or by a similarly constituted IRB that has agreed to oversee such use. In such an emergency situation, the physician shall, within five (5) days after the use of the device, provide written notification to the chairman of the IRB of such use. Such written notification shall include the identification of the patient involved, the date on which the device was used, and the reason for the use.
A holder of an approved HDE shall notify the Department of any withdrawal of approval for the use of a HUD by a reviewing IRB within five (5) working days after being notified of the withdrawal of approval.
In regards to the confidentiality of data and information in color additive petitions: the following data and information in a color additive petition are available for public disclosure, unless extraordinary circumstances are shown, after the notice of filing of the petition is published or, if the petition is not promptly filed because of deficiencies in it, after the petitioner is informed that it will not be filed because of the deficiencies involved:
The following data and information in a color additive petition are not available for public disclosure unless they have been previously disclosed to the public or they relate to a product or ingredient that has been abandoned and they no longer represent a trade secret or confidential commercial or financial information:
All correspondence and written summaries of oral discussions relating to a color additive petition are available for public disclosure when the color additive regulation is published by the Department.
For purposes of this regulation, safety and functionality data include all studies and tests of a color additive on animals and humans and all studies and tests on a color additive for identity, stability, purity, potency, performance, and usefulness.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-B10629