Wednesday, 20 November 2013

NEXT YEAR IMB FEES

In the revised IMB financial model, the fees that will apply for next year, 2014, will affect only new project authorizations and those have been classified in 4 categories.     Most of our projects here in NUI Galway will be in category 3, which includes projects lasting more than one year. The fee associated to these projects is € 2000 a year, which could be halved should the project only last 1 year. For the implementation of this model the IMB will expect that fee as part of the requirements for project authorization application. Annual fees for projects lasting more than one year will be invoiced in advance of their anniversary. Non-payment of annual fee would be communicated appropriately to the establishment concerned as they will be expected to result in IMB compliance actions. 
The IMB has clarified for us that even if the procedures are performed within a year if the data collection goes beyond that year, the project will still be considered as category 3. This means that the authorization date will start the clock ordinarily and the date of euthanasia will be considered as the date of completion.
The IMB acknowledges the fact that for 2015 the fee model might change although for the next calendar year these fees will apply.

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