Certain situations require the need for professional and consultant services (independent contractors). This policy outlines the definition of these services, the minimum amount needed to establish a written contract, and the procedures to be followed in managing such services.

Student Affairs Policy VII-501-E discusses the eligibility of UAB students and employees for reimbursement of vehicle expenses when personal vehicles are used on behalf of the Program Allocation Board. Instructions for acquiring reimbursement are included in this document.

This policy details UAB's adherence to the Privacy Act of 1974 and UAB record-keeping practices.

Financial Affairs must approve all independent contractors. Application for requesting to be treated as an independent contractor must be made on the form provided by Financial Affairs.

Current UAB employees should be paid through the UAB payroll system for all services, except those services entitled to independent contractor treatment regardless of the person's UAB employment status.

This policy mandates compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards for all UAB merchants in order to securely protect and maintain cardholder data during payment card processing, storage, or transmission.

Employees (including faculty) may not engage in consensual romantic or sexual relationships when one party in the relationship supervises, evaluates, or grades the other party.

This policy discusses the transfer of earnings to a quasi-endowment account. This process requires approval from the Board of Trustees.

Use of UAB resources by external entities is allowed only if UAB's costs are recovered and if the stipulations of this policy are followed.

When an employee retires from UAB, the employee/employer relationship between the employee and UAB is severed. On rare occasions, it may be in the best interest of UAB to allow the retiree to return to UAB's employ on a part-time basis.