This policy requires relevant administrators and employees of UAB and UABHSF to ensure that clinical services associated with research studies are billed appropriately and in compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and contractual obligations.

This policy underscores the ethical principles for responsible conduct by which all UAB faculty, employees, and trainees must abide in the performance, recording, and reporting of research and scholarly activities. It also sets forth the procedures to be followed in the case of suspected research misconduct, from preliminary assessment through final outcome of an investigation.