Policies and procedures listed alphabetically

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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• Administrative guidelines for collaborations between Lawrence campus and Medical Center campus investigators
  For use with Lawrence-KUMC collaborative research proposals (RGS/KUCR Research Administration)
• Adverse event reporting
  Report an untoward medical occurrence that may present itself during treatment or administration in a drug study (RGS Research Integrity, HSCL)
• Allowable RGS/KUCR expenses
  (RGS/KUCR Research Administration) Attributes of a KUCR designated center
  (OVPR)

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• Biohazards
  (KU Environment, Health, Safety)

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• 45 CFR 46 Regulations for Protection of Human Subjects
  "This policy applies to all research involving human subjects conducted, supported or otherwise subject to regulation by any federal department or agency which takes appropriate administrative action to make the policy applicable to such research." (U.S. Department of Health and Services)
• Commitment of Time, Conflict of Interest, Consulting, and Other Employment
  Educates about situations that generate conflict of interest and how they should be managed. (KU Plicy Library)
• Consultants and contractors checklist and forms
  Explains the requirements for each level of consultant or subcontractor. Links to forms and agreement templates (RGS/KUCR Business Services)
• Continuation proposals review
  (RGS/KUCR Proposal Services)
• Copyright policy
  (Kansas Board of Regents)
• Cost share and matching documentation process
  (RGS/KUCR Post Award Services)
• Cost Share and Matching
  Cost sharing/matching policy/ PI effort and applicable F&A rates (KU Policy Library)
• Cost transfers
  (RGS/KUCR Post Award Services)

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• Differentiating between direct and indirect costs
  (RGS/KUCR Research Administration)
• Differentiating between sponsored projects and gifts
  (KU Policy Library)
• Disposal of property and disclosing excess policy
  The processes of disclosing excess and disposing of property (RGS/KUCR Facilities Management)

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• Employment of students in faculty-owned businesses and student disclosure agreement
  (RGS Research Integrity)
• Evironmental policy
  (KU Environment, Health, Safety)
• Expenditure monitoring to determine allowable costs on externally-sponsored projects
  (RGS/KUCR Post Award Services)

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• Facilities and Administrative Costs Return Policy
  Describes the guidelines followed to determine the distribution of facilities and administrative costs to academic units, research centers and other non-academic units, and individual researchers (KU Policy Library)
• Federalwide assurance
  Official assurance that HSCL is authorized through the Department of Health and Human Services (National Institute of Health)
• Fixed-price projects and agreements
  Role of the priciple investigator /project director in fixed-price projects, plus certification form that is required at the completion of all such projects (RGS/KUCR Post Award Services)

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• Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) salary guidelines
  Policies and rates for graduate research assistant salaries. Links to individual tables by department or center. (RGS/KUCR Financial Services)
• Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) tuition information
  (KU Provost's Office)
• Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) SAS health insurance reimbursement form and policy
  International student graduate research assistants can chose the SAS health plan, rather than the State of Kansas plan, but it must be funded on a RGS/KUCR grant. (RGS/KUCR Business Services)
• General Research Fund (GRF) competition
  Policy plus list of contacts for each KU department. (RGS/KUCR Finanacal Services)
• Grievance procedure
  For handling grievances arising within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies. (RGS/KUCR)

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• Haskell Indian Nations University Collaboration
  (Proposal Services)
• Health and safety policy
  (KU Environment, Health, Safety)
• HIPAA tutorial for Lawrence campus
  Tutorial required before appproval of projects involving the use or disclosure of protected health information. (RGS Research Integrity, HSCL)
• HSCL application and instructions
  Before involving human subjects in a research project, investigators must submit this application and obtain approval of the HSCL. (RGS Research Integrity, HSCL)
• HSCL handbook
  In-depth handbook of policies concerning the various responsibilities of KU, HSCL, and researchers. (RGS Research Integrity, HSCL)
• Human Subjects Protection tutorial for Lawrence campus
  Required tutorial for researchers using human subjects. (RGS Research Integrity, HSCL)

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• Informed consent statement example
  Examples to follow for creating an informed consent statement for research participants (RGS Research Integrity, HSCL)
• Institutional equity disclosure form and conflicts of interest policy
  (RGS Research Integrity)
• Intellectual property policy
  (Kansas Board of Regents)
• Intellectual property policy for the Lawrence campus
  (KU Provost's Office)
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) forms and publications
  Publication 463, Publication 535, and Circular E are the most commonly-needed business and travel policies. (Internal Revenue Service)
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) news releases & fact sheets
  Official announcements of items such as mileage reimbursement rates can be found here. (Internal Revenue Service)
• International travel
  Links to policies and waiver forms for traveling to countries on the travel warning list. (RGS/KUCR Business Services)

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• Laboratory safety
  (KU Environmental, Health, Safety)
• Limited submission proposals procedure
  Handling of submissions when a grant restricts the numbers of applicants per university. (RGS OVP)

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• Management of inventor conflicts of interest policy
  (RGS Research Integrity)
• Major Project Planning Grant (MPPG) proposal guide and application
  Provides assistance to investigators to develop proposals for prestigious multidisciplinary research centers or projects. (RGS OVP)
• Medical privacy — National standards to protect the privacy of personal health information
  (United States Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights - HIPAA)
• Multiple credit allocation (See: Allocation of Credit for Externally Funded Research Activity)
  Describes the guidelines used to calculate credit received by investigators, academic units, and research centers for externally sponsored projects (KU Policy Library)

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• New Faculty General Research Fund (NFGRF)
  Designed to help new tenure-track faculty members accelerate their individual scholarship. (RGS OVP)

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• Personal health information use under HIPAA
  Information regarding HIPAA's requirements for the use and disclosure of PHI in the contexts of (a) research and (b) the provision of services to Covered Entities by Business Associates. (RGS Research Integrity, HSCL)
• Preliminary proposal review policy
  (RGS/KUCR Proposal Services)
• Principal investigator (PI) status policy
  Describes the three different types of PI status on the Lawrence campus. (RGS/KUCR Proposal Services)
• Project management responsibilities
  (RGS/KUCR Post Award Services)
• Property management policies and procedures
  Comprehensive document explaining how property shall be purchased and maintained. (RGS/KUCR Facilities Management)
• Property FAQ
  Answers about equipment tagging, upgrading, excess, transfering to other universities, shipping out of country, etc. (RGS/KUCR Facilities Management)

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• Radioactive materials
  (KU Environment, Health, Safety)
• Reimbursement for communications services delivered to a residence policy
  Defines the rules under which individuals are reimbursed for the cost of communications services delivered to a residence. (RGS/KUCR Post Award Services)
• Resident graduate student tuition and fees at the University of Kansas
  Anticipated tuition and fees by area of study, listed through Summer 2013. (KUCR, Proposal Services)
• Restricted research, Statement on
  (RGS Research Integrity)

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• Environmental Health and Safetey (EHS) manuals and written programs, KU
  (KU Environment, Health, Safety)
• Scientific and scholarly misconduct guidelines
  (University Senate Rules and Regulations)
• Security standards for electronically protected health information
  For use with business associate-related projects. Policy as well as sample template for creating a project data security plan. (RGS Research Integrity)

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• Technology transfer revenue distribution policy
  (RGS Research Integrity)
• Travel accident insurance and emergency evacuation and repatriation insurance
  Policy plus links to insurance web sites. (RGS/KUCR Business Services)
• Travel accountable plan
  Policies regarding reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in the course of business are written with the goal of meeting the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) definition of an "Accountable Plan". This document describes the five requirements of a valid accountable plan. (RGS/KUCR Business Services)
• Travel of research investigators to potential sponsors (TRIPS) program
  (RGS OVP)
• Travel policies - purpose, goals and responsibilities
  Outlines the separate responsibilities of Office of Research & Graduate Studies and the traveler. Explains the philosophy of "no loss/ no gain." (RGS/KUCR Business Services)
• Travel rate schedule
  (RGS/KUCR Business Services)
• Travel reimbursement policies by topic
  Summary of policies for all types of travel reimbursement including: air travel, currency conversion, lodging, meals, and Saturday stay-over. (RGS/KUCR Business Services)

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