State Public Ethics Law

• Relationship with an entity doing business with UMB, even if you are not involved in that business agreement.
• Relationship with an entity doing business with UMB, in which you are involved, for example serving as a consultant for a company that is also sponsoring a research agreement in which you are participating.
• Inclusion of your spouse or other family member on a research grant on which you are the principal investigator.
• Disclosure of any such relationship to the UMB CoI Office is required, and a CoI Exemption from the President is required to maintain any such relationship while an employee of UMB.

“Relationship” includes any:     (i) interest;     (ii) service;     (iii) employment;     (iv) gift; or     (v) other benefit or relationship.

Public Ethics Law Restrictions:

• Maryland Public Ethics Law Participation-Memo
• Maryland Public Ethics Law Secondary-Employment

OTHER RESTRICTIONS:

(§5-505)the prohibition on solicitation or acceptance of gifts and honoraria;

(§5-506)the prohibition of use of prestige of office (i.e., your University position) for private gain or another’s gain;

(§5-507) the prohibition of disclosure or use of confidential information obtained as a faculty member for personal economic benefit or the economic benefit of another.

Post Employment:

Post Employment

COI exemption forms are requested through eDisclose (CICERO application).

These forms concern UMB CoI policy in research and development, and not U.S. PHS regulations.

Alison Watkins, PhD, JD, MS
Assistant Vice President
Chief Conflict of Interest Officer
Office of Policy & Procedures
Office of the Provost
athom001@umaryland.edu
410-706-1266

For individuals with CoI Exemptions, annual reports are required from the date of your exemption.

Reports are submitted through eDisclose (CICERO application).

Reports must be shared with your department chair or division head and the UMB CoI Officer. Questions concerning the policy and procedures and their application may be directed to:

Alison Watkins, PhD, JD, MS
Assistant Vice President
Chief Conflict of Interest Officer
Office of Policy & Procedures
Office of the Provost
athom001@umaryland.edu
410-706-1266