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Gift Cards for Research Participant Payments roberta mcmanus. Gift Cards for Research Participant Payments. Research Participants Students or Non Students Incentives to individuals Subjects Trainees Collaborator Approved Human Subjects Protocol
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Gift Cards for Research Participant Payments • Research Participants • Students or Non Students • Incentives to individuals • Subjects • Trainees • Collaborator • Approved Human Subjects Protocol • PI responsible for ensuring participant experience and payment comply • Payment Methods • Research Participant Form • Controller’s Website Forms – Payables & Disbursement Services section • Vendor Direct Deposit form completed by recipient highly recommended • Gift Cards • Acceptable method of paying research participants • Utilize Revolving Fund Advance procedures Gift Cards for Research Participant Payments
Gift Cards for Research Participant Payments • Revolving Fund Advance Process • Prepare Request for a Revolving Fund Advance Form (Controller Form FA252) • Custodian/Individual Responsible accountable for gift cards • Advance expire date = 2 wks before project end date • Advance issued to IR or Vendor supplying cards • Obtain approval “Red – Stamp” by SRAS Coordinator • PI/SP Project Manager approval • Human subjects protocol adherence responsibility of PI • Submit to Revolving Fund Specialist • Controller’s Office, Payables & Disbursements Services Gift Cards for Research Participant Payments
Gift Cards for Research Participant Payments • Gift Card Control • Department responsible for safeguarding gift cards • Limit access to cards • Secure in safe or otherwise locked • Maintain log of distribution/Gift Cards remaining • Obtain signatures/return receipts when practical • Adhere to Human Subject Protocol regarding research participant anonymity • Any payments with gift cards $600 or greater is tax reportable. Maintain a list of eligible recipients to provide to Payables and Disbursements services for a 1099 Miscellaneous • Revolving Fund Specialist review • Compare inventory to actual count of Gift Cards • Review internal procedures Gift Cards for Research Participant Payments 4
Gift Cards for Research Participant Payments • Reimbursement/Replenishment of Advance • Prepare Payment Request Form • Prepare summary sheet • Receipts/ log of signatures • Amount/ gift card number • Note if do not want scanned to Hummingbird • Obtain approval “Red Stamp” by SRAS Coordinator • PI/SP Project Manager approval • Human subjects protocol adherence responsibility of PI • Submit to Revolving Fund Specialist • Controller’s Office, Payables & Disbursements Services Gift Cards for Research Participant Payments 5
Contacts • Roberta McManus – SRAS • rmcmanus@admin.fsu.edu • 645-2485 • Dawn Snyder – Controller’s Office, Disbursement Services • dmsnyder@fsu.edu • 644-1851 • Janelle Gilbert – Controller’s Office, Revolving Fund Account Specialist • jjgilbert@admin.fsu.edu • 644-9037 Gift Cards for Research Participant Payments