Conflict of Interest

This site contains resources pertaining to financial conflict of interest.  If you have questions or need assistance with a specific situation, please contact Carole Cole at 257-0579 or clcole2@uky.edu.

University/State Policies

Red AR II-4.0-4  Conflict of Interest/Financial Disclosure Policy – Research
Red Disclosure Form
Red AR II-1.1-1  Consulting and Other Overload Employment
Red University of Kentucky E thics Policy
Red UK Business Procedures, Section B- 2 Purchasing, Paragraph C
Red KRS 164.390

 Federal Policies

Red NIH Frequently Asked Questions
Red Public Health Service (PHS) and National Science Foundation (NSF), Federal Register  July 11, 1995
Red Q&A of PHS and NSF policies, Federal Register July 3, 1996 
Red PHS Policy Title 42, Part 50, Subpart F
Red National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants Policy Statement
Red NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, Chapter IVA
Red Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Code of Federal Regulations Title 21, Chapter 1, Part 54

Key Reports and Policy Guidance

Red Associated of American Medical Colleges and the American Universities Advisory Committee on Financial COI in Human Subjects Research Report, February, 2008
Red Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, "COI Toolkit," July, 2007
Red National Institutes of Health, A Working Group of the Advisory Committee to the Director, “Report of the National Institutes of Health Blue Ribbon Panel on Conflict of Interest Policies,” June 22, 2004
Red Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), "Financial Relationships and Interest in Research Involving Human Subjects: Guidance for Human Subject Protection," May 2004
Red Council on Governmental Relations, “Approaches to Developing an Institutional Conflict of Interest Policy,” Fall 2003  (Hard copy available to University of  Kentucky employees upon request)
Red Council on Governmental Relations, “Recognizing and Managing Personal Financial Conflicts of Interest,” Winter 2002  (Hard copy available to University of Kentucky employees upon request)
Red Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), “Protecting Subjects, Preserving Trust, Promoting Progress II:  Principles and Recommendations for Oversight of an Institution’s Financial Interests in Human Subjects Research,” October 2002
Red Association of American Universities (AAU), “Report on Individual and Institutional Financial Conflict of Interest,” October 2001
Red AAMC, “Protecting Subjects, Preserving Trust, Promoting Progress – Policy and Guidelines for the Oversight of Individual Financial Interests in Human Subjects Research,” December 2001
Red Government Accounting Office (GAO), Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Public Health, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate, “Biomedical Research, HHS Direction Needed to Address Financial Conflicts of Interest,” November 2001
Red FDA "Guidance: Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators" (March 20, 2001)
Red Office for Human Research Protections, Draft Interim Guidelines, “Financial Relationships in Clinical Research: Issues for Institutions, Clinical Investigators, and IRBs to Consider when Dealing with Issues of Financial Interests and Human Subject Protection,” January 2001
Red AAMC Guidelines for Dealing with Faculty Conflicts of Commitment and Conflicts of Interest in Research (Adopted by the Executive Council of the AAMC February 22, 1990)

Other Resources

Red NIH Conflict of Interest Page