All:<br><br> <br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
University of Houston has made significant changes to its Policy on
Financial Conflicts of Interest in response to new regulations
promulgated by the United States Department of Health and Human
Services. These regulatory requirements must be in place by August 24,
2012. The updated forms are attached.<br><br> Some additional Notes:</span><br><br><u></u><u></u><div class="gmail_quote"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Upcoming Proposals: PI's with proposal deadlines in August and September need to process the new COIC immediately. We are required to have a new COIC prior to submission. </p>
<p><u></u><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>Upcoming Awards: As above, need to process new COIC immediately to avoid delays in cost centers and start of projects.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Approval Process: It’s best for PI's to monitor this process through to completion and keep a copy of their approved COIC on their desktop. If a form does get lost or is not uploaded for some reason, the PI can always send a desktop copy to Gerri, Rudy, and Winsome directly so there is no delay. <br>
</p><p><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Upload of COI to RAMP: Once the Department receives a completed form, the COIC needs to be uploaded immediately to ensure submissions and award setups are not delayed. </p>
<p><u></u><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>RA Group: We will keep copies of the COIs sent to us. During the transition, the PI must send us a PDF of the approved form if not already visible in RAMP. If you prefer, we can upload to RAMP. This means that the Department will need to check before uploading to ensure two duplicate COIs are not in RAMP.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>Disclosure of Financial Interests: If you see this situation, please let me know so I can be sure the associated information is uploaded.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<br></div></div></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Fritz Claydon Ph.D.<br>Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br>Associate Dean of Administration and Research<br>University of Houston<br>Cullen College of Engineering<br>
713.743.4204<br><a href="mailto:fclaydon@uh.edu" target="_blank">fclaydon@uh.edu</a><br><br><p>
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