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===Policy===
===Policy===
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   <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Purchase of Equipment
   <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">'''Purchase of Equipment'''
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         <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The College of Nursing follows all UNMC (Policy 5000), University of Nebraska and State guidelines regarding the purchase of equipment.</li>
         <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The College of Nursing follows all UNMC (Policy 5000), University of Nebraska and State guidelines regarding the purchase of equipment.</li>
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   <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Maintenance of Equipment
   <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">'''Maintenance of Equipment'''
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         <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Service contracts and/or maintenance of equipment purchased on a grant are charged to the grant.  After the grant has terminated, maintenance may be charged to special maintenance funds in the NNRC, Learning Resource Center, or to Division budgets within the CON. Authorization for charges to these funds must be pre-approved by the individual accountable for the budget to be charged.</li>
         <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Service contracts and/or other maintenance expenses for equipment purchased on a grant are charged to the grant.  Upon termination of a grant, ongoing maintenance may be dropped, charged to a CON maintenance account or may be covered by NNRC, Learning Resource Center or Division funds. Authorization for charges to these funds must be pre-approved by the individual accountable for the budget to be charged.</li>
         <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">All computer equipment is to be inventoried on a yearly basis.  Equipment on loan outside the College must be brought into one of the four campuses on a yearly basis for inventory.</li>
         <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Computer equipment is to be inventoried and updated on a yearly basis.  Equipment used off-campus and equipment on loan must be brought into one of the divisions on a yearly basis for this purpose.</li>
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   <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Disposition of Equipment After Termination of the Grant Period<br /><br />After a grant has ended, equipment remains with the PI/PD for a period of six months unless s/he chooses to place it in general use earlier, unless it is actively being used by the PI or designee for a  
   <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">'''Disposition of Equipment After Termination of the Grant Period'''<br /><br />After a grant has ended, equipment purchased by the grant becomes part of the general CON pool unless it is actively being used by the PI, PD or their designee for a CON related purpose or unless negotiated otherwise with the CON Director, Administration & Operations.  Once placed into the general pool, the PI/PD will have priority for subsequent use of that equipment for six months.</li>
CON related purpose, or unless negotiated otherwise with the CON Assistant Dean for Administration.  Once placed into the general pool, the PI/PD will have priority standing for any subsequent use of that equipment.
   <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">'''Disposition of Equipment for Faculty Leaving CON'''<br /><br />When a faculty member who is or has been a PI/PD leaves the CON, equipment purchased by their grant remains with the College unless negotiated otherwise with the CON Director, Administration & Operations.  Active investigators must request the transfer of essential research equipment to new institution.  University of Nebraska Policy will be followed with regard to this process.  (Accounting Information Manual – Section I).  A section on the disposition of grant purchased equipment is also part of CON Exit Procedures (UNMC Policy 1006).</li>
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   <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">'''General Use Equipment'''<br /><br />General use equipment also becomes part of the College pool.  It is to be inventoried and available for use by request to the Office Associate in the Dean’s Office.  </li>
   <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Policy for Disposition of Equipment for Faculty Leaving CON<br /><br />When a faculty member who is or has been a PI/PD leaves the CON, equipment purchased remains with the College unless negotiated otherwise with the CON Assistant Dean for Administration.  Active investigators must request the transfer of essential research equipment to the new university.  University of Nebraska Policy will be followed.  A section on the disposition of grant purchased equipment is part of the CON Exit Procedures.
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   <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">General Use Equipment<br /><br />All general use equipment is inventoried and available for use either through the NNRC for research equipment or a division learning center for educational equipmentComputers are the responsibility of the Workstation Specialist. </li>
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