Policies that effect Research at UNMC involve employee and workplace safety, financial and regulatory compliance, and research subject protection. There are policies at all levels and units of our organization that might impact your work. A partial listing of relevant policies has been grouped here; a complete catalog of UNMC policies can be found on the UMMC Policies and Procedures Wiki.
Ethics |
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| Code of Conduct | Policy #8006 Professional and ethical conduct, compliance, reporting misconduct |
| Conflict of Interest | Policy #8010 Responsibilities, financial disclosure, outside employment, covered persons |
| Research Integrity | Policy #8003 Reporting research misconduct, protecting complainant and respondents, cooperation with inquiries, sequestration of research records |
| Use of Human Anatomical Material | Policy #8007 Procurement and use of human anatomical material, definition of, disposal of |
| Use & Transfer of Human Tissues | Policy #8013 Use and Transfer of tissue, blood products, serum, DNA & other biological materials or specimens. |
Financial |
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| Policy #8008 Professional and Technical Fee Billing, Medicare Qualifying Clinical Trials, Investigational Devices & Clinical Device Trial Pre-Study Evaluations |
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| Policy #6106 Transfers of direct costs to sponsored accounts, explanations and justifications for cost transfers |
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| Direct Cost | Policy #6100 Allowed costs on grants from external sources |
| Facilities & Administration Costs (F&A) | Policy #6101 Definition of F&A costs at UNMC, When F&A may be used |
| Institutional Base Salary | Policy #6102 Budgeting and expensing of salaries on sponsored projects |
| Inventions & Discoveries | Board of Regents Bylaw 3.10 Ownership & commercialization of inventions & discoveries |
| Intellectual Property | Board of Regents Policy 4.4.1 Ownership of Intellectual Property |
| Patent & Technology Transfer | Board of Regents Policy 4.4.2 Patent & Technology Transfer Policy |
| Royalty & Equity Distribution | Policy #7001 Royalty and Equity Distribution |
| Service Centers | Policy #6107 Service centers, core facilities, rate setting, billing for services, capital equipment |
| Sponsored Project Cost Share | Policy #6104 Cost sharing, allowable expenses, effort reporting, approval process |
Human Resources |
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| Employee Separation | Policy #1006 Disposition of research equipment |
| Volunteers | Policy #6053 Non-Faculty volunteers, job shadowing, students |
Operations |
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| Computer Use & Electronic Information Security | Policy #6051 Access, Misuse of information resources |
| Equipment Transfer, Surplus, and Sale | Policy #3000 Control of Capital Assets, Disposal disposal of Research Equipment |
| Research Space | Policy #6071 Assignment of research laboratory space |
Safety |
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| Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure | Policy #2004 Exposure to Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) as well as other potentially infectious bloodborne agents |
| Children in the Workplace | Policy #2007 Visiting, working, restrictions |
| Latex Sensitivity | Policy #2003 Prevention and Management of Latex Sensitivity |
| Shipping Hazardous Materials | Policy #2002 Shipping of Dry Ice, Category A Infectious Substances affecting humans &/or animals, Category B Infectious Substances (biological substances), patient specimens and cultures |
| Waste Handling | Policy # 2005 Biohazard Waste, Chemical & Hazardous Waste, Radioactive Waste, Recyclable Waste, Universal Waste |
Live Green Home
What types of lab plastic are recyclable on campus?
UNMC recycles plastics 1-6, which include plastic from labs. Plastics that have been used with biohazardous materials cannot be recycled and must be disposed of as biohazard waste (red bag/bin).
Please make sure that all other lab plastic is generally clean.
Petri dishes with plastic numbers 1-6 can be recycled but they cannot contain agar/media and need to be rinsed if they will have an odor.
Policy Statement
UNMC policies exist because they are required, as policy, by:
a regulatory agency, commission, or accrediting body,
federal, state, or local statute,
regental or executive action,
campus-wide UNMC decision concerning everyone’s obligations and boundaries within UNMC.
Policies are effective when they are well promulgated by various means and when those affected by them:
can understand their origins and rationale,
can easily comprehend them,
can easily comply with them.
Draft policies at UNMC are submitted to the Policy and Procedure Coordinator, who manages the process and seeks review by contacts in each UNMC unit before final approval and signature.
