ACTRI Backup Chartstring Agreement
General Approach
Backup chartstrings will be treated differently from actual chartstrings during the billing process. Any service recharges associated with a backup chartstring will be held back for the duration of up to one (1) year from the date of the first recharge service provided. During this one-year grace period, the PI has the opportunity and obligation to provide an actual chartstring (once available) to ACTRI Finance. If, after one year, no actual (and valid*) chartstring has been provided by the PI, ACTRI Finance will proceed with charging any outstanding balances from services rendered to the backup chartstring. Any subsequent internal fund transfers will be the responsibility of the fund manager of the PI’s home department.
Backup chartstrings were implemented to accommodate PIs whose studies have not been awarded funds yet due to ongoing contract and/or budget negotiations. However, the obligation to settle any outstanding balances is independent from the successful initiation/execution of a given study/contract. PIs will be charged any outstanding balances from services received either (a) upon provision of an actual chartstring during the one-year grace period or (b) upon expiration of the one-year grace period, using the backup chartstring.
At ACTRI’s sole discretion, the one-year grace period may be extended in case of any additional contracting and/or budgeting delays that are outside of the PI’s control.
Site Qualification Management Exception
All site qualification management services will be automatically recharged six (6) months after service provision, regardless of whether the site was selected or not. Any related IRB submission services will be recharged in accordance with the general approach specified above.
*) ‘Valid’ means the chartstring is active and chargeable, and the service dates would fall within the start and end date of the chartstring of the fund.
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