We've encountered this situation in a number of forms--a person whose
relationship with the institution is something other than employee wants
to serve as PI.  Examples include alumni; retired scientists from other
schools who collaborated with our PIs before they retired; former
faculty members who've gone into private practice or other employment;
faculty members at other schools who want to apply for grants which
their employer is not eligible; faculty members at other schools with
"joint" or "adjunct" appointments at our school.  The answer is that you
have to be an employee--but it's wise to have a written policy that
defines who is eligible to serve as a PI (for example, what about
employees who don't have faculty appointments?  What about part time
faculty? etc. etc.)   And once when I posted the same question to this
discussion group, one respondent told me about something called an
"agency agreement"--an agreement between the institution and an
individual that confers whatever privileges the parties agree to for
some limited duration.  Such an agreement could be used to let a
non-employee serve as a PI.

PJD
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Meharry Medical College
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-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
Behalf Of Lawrence Waxler
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 3:14 PM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Non-institutional PIs

Jenny,

I think that the issue is more one of institutional accountability and
risk. Without having the employee/employer tie, you have no leverage if
a problem arises. Additionally, your institutional insurance probably
would not extend to the person.

Larry Waxler, Director
Office of Sponsored Programs
University of Southern Maine
P.O. Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300
Telephone: 207-780-4413
Telefax: 207-780-4927

>>> "Susan Sutherland, Ph.D." <xxxxxx@MSJ.ORG> 12/18/2006 3:40 PM >>>
Jenny-

Did you receive any responses to your question?  I'd be interested in
seeing them.

Thanks,
Susan

-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org]On
Behalf
Of Jenny Bradley
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 4:13 PM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: [RESADM-L] Non-institutional PIs

I think there was some recent discussion on non-institutional PIs, but
I can't seem to find it in the archives.  My situation has to do with
a
physician who is not employed by our health system but has hospital
privileges.  He wants to serve as an institutional PI, but we do not
allow that since he is not an employee.  He can be the PI for his own
practice and then subcontract for the services he needs from the
health
system.  Is there a federal regulation regarding this situation or has
anyone else had experience?

Thanks!

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