Policy Updates – December 2022/January 2023

Policy Updates – December 2022/January 2023

• January 26th, 2023
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Posting Date	Department	Contact	Name	Effective Date	Summary
12/1/2022	Human Resources	Susan Norton	Medical Coverage options upon Termination from Employment Policy	5/1/2014	Revised Policy:  Policy has been revised and updated.
12/5/2022	Research and Economic Development	Tanta Myles	Conflict of Interest Financial Disclosure in Research and Other Sponsored Programs Policy	8/21/2012	Revised Policy: Policy revised per federal and state laws and regulations.
12/5/2022	Compliance, Ethics, and Regulatory Affairs	Marcy Huey	Electronic Signature Policy	12/5/2022	New Policy: The purpose of this policy is to establish practices for the proper use of electronic signatures (“e-sign”) when signing contracts on behalf of The University of Alabama by individuals with signatory authority pursuant to Board Rule 406.
12/5/2022	Environmental Health and Safety	Tim Sullivan	Fire Alarm Systems Policy	9/25/2019	Revised Policy: Revised to provide additional verbiage to the Purpose section and new directions for Special Events.
12/8/2022	Human Resources	Susan Norton	Military Leave Policy	2/1/2014	Revised Policy: Edits to the policy relate to sections of the policy that are based on an Alabama statue related to the war on terror.
12/14/2022	Human Resources	Susan Norton	Drug-Free Campus and Workplace Policy	10/8/1990	Revised Policy: Revision of first sentence under Standards of Control
12/21/2022	UA Police Department	John Hooks	Dangerous Weapons and Firearms Policy	1/1/2023	Revised Policy:  Updated to reflect recent changes in Alabama law.
12/21/2022	Compliance, Ethics, and Regulatory Affairs	Marcy Huey	Record/Data Retention and Destruction Policy	1/1/2023	New Policy:  The purpose of this Policy is to establish guidelines for records management, retention, and destruction, and to require all University departments to institute and implement an appropriate records management program for both physical and digital records.
1/5/2023	Human Resources	Susan Norton	Employee Handbook	1/5/2023	Revised Policy:  Updated to adjust leave time accrual
1/10/2023	Compliance, Ethics, and Regulatory Affairs	Ronda Lacey	HIPAA Hybrid Entity Policy	1/10/2023	New Policy:  The purpose of this policy is to designate the University of Alabama as a “hybrid entity” pursuant to 45 C.F.R. §§ 164.103 and 164.105; and to designate certain internal units of the University of Alabama as covered health care components.
1/11/2023	Advancement	Robert Pierce	Gift Acceptance Policy	10/5/2021	Revised Policy:  Added content related to cryptocurrency.