Can I hire a faculty member from LCSC as a consultant?
(Assume they have their own consulting business, tax ID number, etc.)
 

Not usually. OMB A-21 J-10 d(1) states: “Since intra-university consulting is assumed to be undertaken as a university obligation requiring no compensation in addition to full-time base salary, the principle also applies to faculty members who function as consultants or otherwise contribute to a sponsored agreement conducted by another faculty member of the same institution.” 

An exception may be made “in unusual cases where consultation is across departmental lines or involves a separate or remote operation, and the work performed by the consultant is in addition to his regular departmental load.” 

The extra “compensation above the base salary is allowable provided that such consulting arrangements are specifically provided for in the agreement or approved in writing by the sponsoring agency.”
 

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