Signature Manifestations — §11.50

Signature Manifestations. Electronic signatures and handwritten signatures executed to electronic records shall be linked to their respective electronic records to ensure that the signatures cannot be excised, copied, or otherwise transferred to falsify an electronic record by ordinary means, in accordance with §11.50. Each electronic signature applied to an electronic record shall include the following information displayed in human-readable form: (a) the printed name of the signer; (b) the date and time when the signature was executed; and (c) the meaning (such as review, approval, responsibility, verification, or authorship) associated with the signature. The signature meaning shall be clearly defined and consistently applied across all signed records. The elements of the signature manifestation (printed name, date/time, and meaning) shall be part of any human-readable display or printout of the signed electronic record. The system shall be configured to require the signer to select or confirm the signature meaning at the time of signing. Signature manifestation requirements shall be verified during system validation, and the accurate display of all signature elements shall be confirmed in both on-screen displays and printed or exported copies of signed records.