Nonemployees in your facility Dolce, Peter J 01 Nov 2002 09:23 EST
I'm trying to work out the grant- and risk-related issues associated with having persons you do not employ doing work in your facilities. Would appreciate help with questions like these, and direction to any organization or manual which has already worked these things out. An investigator is employed by university A. Through a memorandum of understanding between University A and Organization B, the investigator has a laboratory in B and is designated by B as an "Associate." The investigator wants to apply for a grant through the university to do work in the laboratory of B. The grant will pay her salary and a technician's, and has an extensive supply budget. 1. How should budgetary arrangements be set up? Presumably the money for salaries stays at University A and the supply funds are subcontracted to Organization B. Does the contract name the PI named as the technical representative at both organizations? Is there some other way to set up the budget? 2. This arrangement calls for the PI, who is not employed by B to manage an account at B. Does this pose problems for auditors or any other kind of problems? 3. If the supply budget stays at A and vendors are told to ship to B, how does B's receiving operation get informed of this, and how do the packing slips get processed in such a way as to tell A the supplies have been delivered? 4. What risks does organization B incur by having a nonemployee working in its facility, and how does it protect itself? 5. Suppose an employee of organization B accuses the PI of sexual harassment. The PI is not employed by B; is she subject to B's administrative procedures? Peter J. Dolce, Ph.D. Director, Office of Research Support Services Meharry Medical College 1005 D. B. Todd Boulevard Nashville, TN 37203 Phone 615 327 6703 Fax 615 327 6716 This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may contain information that is PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. It is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination or copying of this e-mail or the information contained in it or attached to it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete it and immediately notify the person named above by reply e-mail. Thank you. ====================================================================== 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") ======================================================================