Nancy, we are struggling with this here, too.  However, it appears that
if there is a "common paymaster" that includes dollars from the
University as well as the practice plan (for the guaranteed parts of the
salary), that this has worked.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nancy L. Nisbett [SMTP:xxxxxx@OUHSC.EDU]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 1997 4:32 PM
> To:   Multiple recipients of list RESADM-L
> Subject:      Salaries
>
> We are having discussions on our campus about the allowability of
> clinical income as a base for NIH salaries (up to $125,000).
> According
> to A-21, the  University can only seek reimbursement of base salaries
> and wages for those employed and paid directly by the University as a
> condition of employment.  Our interpretation is that this excludes any
> and all income earned by our physicians through their medical
> practices,
> as this is not a guaranteed income nor is it represented in their base
> salaries in our fiscal records.
>
> Our faculty indicate that other institutions are using clinical income
> in order to report a base salary of $125,000 for grants.  I would like
> to verify this information and ask if this income is considered
> official
> "salaries paid as a condition of employment" by those institutions
> using
> this base.  If not, how does this fit with A-21?
>
> Thank you for any feedback.
>
> Nancy Nisbett
>
>
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