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Gift Rules

All UF Employees 

  • Cannot solicit or accept gifts from anyone if the UF personnel’s official action or judgment would be influenced by the gift.  

 

Reporting Individuals and Procurement Employees 

"Reporting Individuals" are UF employees who file a Form 1 disclosure with the Florida Commission on Ethics. "Procurement Employees" are UF employees with a P-Card or any role in procurement involving more than $10,000 in a fiscal year. These employees: 

  • Cannot solicit a gift from a vendor or lobbyist
  • Cannot accept a gift from a vendor or lobbyist if the gift is valued over $100 

 

College of Medicine Employees 

There are additional restrictions on COM employees accepting gifts from the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology industry.

 

Guidance 

  • When referring to gifts from vendors, this includes current and potential vendors. 
  • It is often difficult to tell whether you are or might be improperly influenced by a gift. When in doubt, decline the gift. 
  • Each scenario is very fact specific. Please contact us at UF-Compliance@ufl.edu to discuss any gift questions or issues that may arise. 

 

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