Responsible Party

Procedure Step:

University Campus Departments

Request for Human Subjects Payment - Submit a Human Subjects Payment Form to your Fund Accountant at either Business Services or ORSP.  If cash is requested, the form must be received at least 48 hours prior to when the cash is needed.  Checks will be issued if a subject will receive $600 or more in a calendar year.

Business Services/ORSP

Human Subjects Payment - Upon receipt of the Human Subjects Payment Form the following steps will be initiated.

• Cash:  An advance will be initiated at Treasury in the name of the Project Director.  These funds cannot be used for any purpose other than subject reimbursement. 
• Check: Human Subject Payment Form will be forwarded to Business Services’ Accounts Payable for payment.  If more than one check is requested, use Additional Check Payment Requests form.

University Campus Departments

Whether grant or non-grant, a Human Subjects Payment & Certification Form must be submitted to your Business Services or ORSP Fund Accountant monthly to reconcile a cash advance.  Remember, the Project Director is accountable for these funds.

University Campus Departments

Cash Human Subjects Payment – Cash payments are disbursed to the subjects by the Project Director.  The Project Director must keep a subject payment record which includes each subject’s signature, amount of payment, and the date of payment. This documentation can be in the form of a signature sheet or separate subject vouchers.  

It is the Project Director’s responsibility to maintain the following records and subject confidentiality:

• Human Subjects Payment & Certification Form, as detailed above
• Human Subjects Payment Records (signature sheet or subject vouchers) 

University Campus Departments

Human Subjects Payment & Certification Form- This form is used to record your cash subject payment expense, replenish your advance account, or close the account.  On this form you will list:

Business Services/ORSP

After receiving the Human Subjects Payment & Certification Form (monthly), a Fund Accountant at either Business Services or ORSP will process the necessary accounting entries to record expense, replenish the fund, or close the fund.  If a check payment was issued, the Human Subjects Payment & Certification Form is not necessary and no additional accounting entries need to be processed.