# Prerequisites to Meet Before Starting Consent

Source: https://sites.veevavault.help/gr/sitevault/econsent/prereqs/

The following prerequisites must be met before you can send an eConsent form to a participant:

## Blank Informed Consent Form (ICF) Prerequisites

- Have at least one version in the **Approved for Use** state.
- The **Study document field** must be populated with a single study name.
- The **eConsent document field** must be populated with “Yes”. This labels the form as an eConsent ICF and not a paper ICF.
- The **Language document field** must accurately reflect the document content language.
- The ICF **cannot be in-progress** , already awaiting the participant’s signature.

## Participant and Signatories Prerequisites

- Participant language should be assigned to narrow search results to the appropriate document options. If no documents are available in that language, choose the desired language document from the list.
- The participant record must be associated with a **patient record**.
- If applicable, create records for any **additional signatories** , such as a guardian, witness, or caregiver.

## Signing Option Prerequisites

The participant/patient or additional signatory must have the ability to sign a form using one of the following options:

- **Sign In-Person or Remotely:** Use a MyVeeva for Patients account (for the MyVeeva for Patients app) to review and sign eConsent forms.
- **Sign In-Person at Site:** Sign electronically or on paper while at the site.