COI Policies and Procedures

University of Maryland Policies and Procedures:

• Policy on Conflict of Interest & Conflict of Commitment, Section II-3.10(A)
• Procedures on Conflict of Interest & Conflict of Commitment, Section II-3.10(B)
• Policy on Consulting, Section II-3.10(E)
• Policy on Employment of Members of the Same Family (Nepotism), Section VII, 2.10
• Policy on Institutional Conflicts of Interest, Section X-14(A)
• University of Maryland Policy on Use of University Facilities by Non-University Users For Research-Related Activities, Section VIII-14.00(A)
• Leave without Pay Policy for Faculty, Section II-2.20(A)
• Policy on Financial Conflicts of Interest in PHS Funded Research, Section II-3.10(C)
• Policy on Organizational Conflicts of Interest,  Section II-II-3.10(F)

UMD's COI policy, as outlined above [Policy Number: II-3.10(A)], must comply with state and federal external requirements.  In addition, the university provides operational policies to guide employees in disclosing outside activities, relationships, or interest and managing identified conflicts of interest.

• Public Health Service (PHS) regulations outlined in 42 CR 50, Subpart F "Promoting Objectivity in Research"(link is external) for the reporting of outside activity, review of potential confllicts of interest, and management of conflicts of interest.
• NIH Conflict of Interest resources page(link is external) - Public Health Service (PHS) regulation, which apply to grants and awards from the National Institutes of Health and other PHS agencies
• NSF COI Policy(link is external) - National Science Foundation regulations for grants and awards
• DOE Interim COI Policy(link is external) - Department of Energy Interim Conflict of Interest Policy Requirements for Financial Assistance
• NASA COI Policy (Grant Information Circular)(link is external) - National Aeronautics and Space Administration regulations for grants and cooperative agreements

List of agencies (Federal and Other) that follow the PHS FCOI regulation.

PHS Agencies:

• NIH – National Institutes of Health
• CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• HRSA – Health Resources & Services Administration
• FDA – Food & Drug Administration
• SAMHSA – Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services
• IHS – Indian Health Services
• ATSDR – Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
• AHRQ - Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
• Office of the Secretary

Organizations following the PHS regulation:

• Alliance for Lupus Research
• Alpha-1 Foundation
• American Asthma Foundations
• American Cancer Society
• American Heart Association
• American Lung Association
• American Lung Association of Michigan
• Arthritis Foundation
• CurePSP
• JDRF - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
• Lupus Foundation of America
• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
• Susan G. Komen Foundation