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REPORTING COMPLIANCE CONCERNS

How to Use the UF Compliance Hotline

There are two methods to use the UF Compliance Hotline.

Phone: 1-866-500-3344

  • By phone, you are greeted by a trained interviewer who documents in detail the situation you describe. You don’t have to give your name, and the call or transaction is not recorded or traced.
  • A report number will be assigned. Then, the information will be relayed to the appropriate University office to investigate your concern.
  • Using the report number, you may call or e-mail to add more information.

Web: http://www.tnwinc.com/reportline/university

  • Complete all screens of the web form on line. You may disclose your name or remain anonymous. When you have completed the web form press the submit button.

Why

The University of Florida is committed to operate in an environment of integrity. Each member of the University of Florida community is responsible for assuring that the actions and activities conducted at the University promote such an environment. This includes the responsibility to report, for appropriate review, actions or activities that concern you since they do not appear to promote this environment.

Guidelines with regard to your responsibilities are provided by University of Florida policy and State law.

How

Your concerns may be addressed in various ways:

  • Local Unit Review
  • Central Office Review
  • Confidential/Anonymous Hotline Service

Local Unit Review

Generally an initial concern should be brought to the supervisor of your local unit for review since it is that person who would best understand the issues and concerns and would be expected to be in the best position to resolve the issue. Concerns may also be reported further up administrative channels.

Central Office Review

There are several University offices that specialize in certain issues and should be contacted when you wish to report a concern most appropriately handled by that office.

  • Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance Office 392-7056
  • College of Medicine, Office of Compliance – Physician Billing Compliance 265-8359 or (hotline 1-866-574-2867)
  • College of Medicine – Jacksonville, Office of Physician Billing Compliance (hotline 1-877-264-2520)
  • Division of Sponsored Research 392-3516
  • Environmental Health and Safety 392-1591
  • Human Resource Services 392-1072
  • Office of Audit and Compliance Review 392-1391
  • Office of the Ombudsman – Student Issues 392-1308
  • Privacy Office – HIPAA – Privacy Issues 273-5094 or (hotline 1-866-876-4472)

Confidential/Anonymous Hotline Service

If you are not comfortable reporting your concern through the University’s normal administrative channels, the University of Florida has implemented the UF Compliance Hotline, a confidential/anonymous way for you to report concerns of suspected wrongdoing. The UF Compliance Hotline is provided by “The Network,” a company that provides confidential hotline reporting services to many other universities and corporations. The UF Compliance Hotline is operated 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

What Should Be Reported

Activities or conduct that you believe violate a state or federal law or University policy should be reported. This includes violations of contract and grants, ethics policy, financial reporting and other compliance violations of any kind.

What Should Not be Reported

The Hotline service is not expected to receive concerns for which the University does not have responsibility or that are:

  • emergencies
  • employment concerns such as performance evaluations, merit raises
  • pure student concerns
  • related to grievances filed by faculty and staff for which institutional policies and procedures exist

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