We have received an amendment to an already existing award agreement from
the Army under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs.  The
Amendment requires that we either agree to provide free medical care to any
individual who experiences injury or illness that is a direct result of
participation in the research, or that we obtain insurance coverage
sufficient to cover all such costs.

The direct payment of subjects is contrary to the Connecticut Claims Against
the State statute, and Connecticut's insurance purchasing group has been
unsuccessful in obtaining quotations for coverage for this purpose.

Have other institutions, particularly other state institutions, been
contacted by DOD requiring amendment of existing agreements to include this
new requirement?

Have other institutions been successful in obtaining the insurance required
by the DOD policy?

If yes, please respond.  If you need to, please respond directly to me.

Leonard P. Paplauskas
Associate Vice President for Research Administration
University of Connecticut Health Center
MC1920
Farmington, CT   06030-1920
xxxxxx@adp.uchc.edu
860-679-3173 (phone)
860-679-1371 (fax)

======================================================================
 Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including
 subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available
 via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists")
======================================================================