# Vertical Governance Policy: Pharmaceutical — 21 CFR Part 11 / FDA AI/ML Action Plan # Doctrine v6 | R3 Adversarial Receipts # Last revised: 2025-07 schema_version: "1.0.0" vertical: pharmaceutical regime: 21-CFR-Part-11/FDA-AI-ML effective_date: "2025-07-01" jurisdiction: US-FDA meta: title: "Pharmaceutical AI Governance Policy — 21 CFR Part 11 / FDA AI/ML Alignment" description: > Maps FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Electronic Records/Signatures, FDA AI/ML-Based SaMD Action Plan, and ICH E6(R3) GCP to Doctrine v6 Λ-axes for AI systems used in drug discovery, clinical trials, and regulatory submissions. authority: "21 CFR Part 11; 21 CFR Part 820 (QSR); FDA AI/ML Action Plan (Jan 2021); ICH E6(R3) (2023); ICH Q10" receipt_chain_required: true merkle_root_algorithm: SHA3-256 gxp_category: GCP/GMP/GLP regulatory_clauses: - clause_id: CFR11-11.10a title: "Closed Systems — Validation" citation: "21 CFR § 11.10(a)" full_ref: "21 C.F.R. § 11.10(a) — Validation of systems to ensure accuracy, reliability, consistent intended performance" lambda_axes: - axis: Λ8 label: Robustness weight: 1.0 enforcement: mandatory rationale: > AI/ML systems used in GxP contexts must be validated per ISPE GAMP 5 Category 5; validation protocol and results hashed into receipt chain. - axis: Λ7 label: Auditability weight: 0.95 enforcement: mandatory - clause_id: CFR11-11.10e title: "Audit Trails — Sequence of Events" citation: "21 CFR § 11.10(e)" full_ref: "21 C.F.R. § 11.10(e) — Use of secure, computer-generated, time-stamped audit trails" lambda_axes: - axis: Λ7 label: Auditability weight: 1.0 enforcement: mandatory rationale: > Tamper-evident audit trail for all AI-generated records; Merkle DAG satisfies "secure, time-stamped" requirement with TAI64N timestamps. - axis: Λ6 label: Security weight: 0.90 enforcement: mandatory - clause_id: CFR11-11.50 title: "Signature Manifestations" citation: "21 CFR § 11.50" full_ref: "21 C.F.R. § 11.50 — Signed electronic records must contain the printed name, date/time, meaning of signature" lambda_axes: - axis: Λ2 label: Accountability weight: 1.0 enforcement: mandatory rationale: > AI-generated regulatory submissions must carry qualified electronic signatures (QES per eIDAS or 21 CFR Part 11); signature metadata embedded in receipt chain leaf node. - axis: Λ1 label: Transparency weight: 0.88 enforcement: mandatory - clause_id: FDA-AIML-SAMD-PREDETERMINED title: "Predetermined Change Control Plan for AI/ML SaMD" citation: "FDA Draft Guidance — Predetermined Change Control Plan for AI/ML-Based SaMD (Apr 2023)" full_ref: "FDA Draft Guidance: Marketing Submission Recommendations for AI/ML-Based SaMD (2023 Apr)" lambda_axes: - axis: Λ8 label: Robustness weight: 0.92 enforcement: mandatory rationale: > Each model update under a PCCP must be documented with performance comparator receipts (pre/post-update metrics, distribution shift scores). - axis: Λ9 label: Explainability weight: 0.85 enforcement: mandatory - clause_id: ICH-E6R3-5.5 title: "GCP — Sponsor's Responsibilities: Trial Management" citation: "ICH E6(R3) § 5.5 (2023)" full_ref: "ICH E6(R3) Integrated Addendum § 5.5 — Sponsor responsibilities for trial management systems" lambda_axes: - axis: Λ2 label: Accountability weight: 0.88 enforcement: mandatory rationale: > Sponsor is accountable for AI-assisted randomization, EDC, and statistical analysis; each algorithm run hashed into trial receipt chain. - axis: Λ4 label: Fairness weight: 0.80 enforcement: mandatory rationale: > Clinical trial AI must not introduce bias in patient stratification; demographic parity receipts required for adaptive trial designs. - clause_id: CFR820-QSR-820.30 title: "Design Controls" citation: "21 CFR § 820.30" full_ref: "21 C.F.R. § 820.30 — Design and development controls for device software including AI/ML" lambda_axes: - axis: Λ5 label: Safety weight: 0.92 enforcement: mandatory - axis: Λ1 label: Transparency weight: 0.80 enforcement: mandatory rationale: > Design history file (DHF) must include AI model architecture, training data specifications, and risk management per ISO 14971. - clause_id: ICH-Q10-APQR title: "Annual Product Quality Review — AI-Assisted Manufacturing" citation: "ICH Q10 § 2.3; 21 CFR § 211.180(e)" full_ref: "ICH Q10 § 2.3 — Annual product quality review; 21 C.F.R. § 211.180(e)" lambda_axes: - axis: Λ3 label: Privacy weight: 0.72 enforcement: recommended rationale: > Patient-level data used in AI-assisted batch release must be pseudonymised; access receipts log data subject category. - axis: Λ7 label: Auditability weight: 0.90 enforcement: mandatory - clause_id: EU-AI-ACT-CLASS3 title: "EU AI Act — High-Risk Classification: Medical Devices" citation: "EU AI Act Art. 6(2); Annex III § 5(a) (2024/1689)" full_ref: "Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 Art. 6(2) — High-risk AI system classification; Annex III § 5(a) medical devices" lambda_axes: - axis: Λ1 label: Transparency weight: 0.90 enforcement: mandatory rationale: > High-risk AI systems must register in EU AI Act database; receipt chain provides registration evidence with EU notified body signature. - axis: Λ10 label: Sovereignty weight: 0.82 enforcement: mandatory compliance_thresholds: minimum_lambda_coverage: 7 mandatory_axes: [Λ2, Λ7, Λ8] receipt_retention_days: 5475 # 15 years GCP/GMP max_samd_inference_latency_ms: 300 gxp_validation_cycle_days: 365 receipt_chain: algorithm: SHA3-256 chaining: merkle_dag quorum: 2-of-3 nodes: [primary, gxp-backup, regulatory-archive] qualified_electronic_signature: true