All travel expenses shall be paid by the traveler and submitted for reimbursement on the travel expense report form. However, payment and reimbursement for airline tickets and conference or workshop fees may be made in advance of the travel. All conference/workshop registrations must include the portion of the conference/workshop program that details the business purpose and the various expenses included as part of the registration fee. This section of the conference/workshop program must also be submitted with the completed travel expense report.
https://www.wright.edu/interna/finserve/procard.htm. On all receipts submitted with the travel expense report that were paid using a credit card, the traveler must clearly indicate whether the credit card is a personal card or a Wright state university procurement card.
http.//www.wright.edu/admin/finanserv/forms.htm. This form must be used to document all prepaid expenses.
The traveler should always reserve and pay for a rental vehicle using a university procurement card. In such instances, the deductible on collision insurance may be covered by university procurement card. Otherwise, the department responsible for renting the vehicle will pay any applicable deductible.
The traveler must purchase the mandatory/compulsory/statutory limits of liability insurance required by the foreign country in which the traveler is conducting official university business. It also is mandatory that the traveler purchase collision insurance. The university's foreign liability policy will provide excess liability limits, if necessary.
Guidelines for purchasing insurance when renting a vehicle outside the United States
Liability insurance - purchase the minimum amount of insurance required by the host country. Additional coverage is provided by the university's foreign liability insurance policy.
Collision insurance - purchase. The department is responsible for any deductible.
Inside the United States
Method of Payment | ||||
University Procurement Card | Other form of Payment | |||
Rental Agency | WSU Preferred Provider (currently Enterprise) | Liability - Not Required. Included in Contract with Preferred Provider. Collision - Not required. Included in Contract with Preferred Provider. Collision Deductible = zero dollars | Liability - Not Required. Included in Contract with Preferred Provider. Collision - Not required. Included in Contract with Preferred Provider. Collision Deductible = zero dollars | |
Other Provider | Liability - Must elect to purchase one hundred thousand dollars/three hundred thousand dollars/fifty thousand dollars coverage. Collision - Covered by university policy. Procard may pay deductible | Liability - Must elect to purchase one hundred thousand dollars/three hundred thousand dollars/fifty thousand dollars coverage. Collision - Covered by university policy. Department pays deductible |
Frequent flyer credits earned by university employees for travel on university business cannot be used for personal travel. There credits must be applied towards future university travel.
The following allowable living expenses are university guidelines. The provost or appropriate vice president or dean can impose additional limits or restrictions.
Exceptions to the lodging guidelines will be made only when approved by the provost or by the appropriate vice president or dean.
If the actual travel location happens to be a suburb or location adjacent to one of the above cities that the traveler believes is still within the high cost locality as defined by the internal revenue service, it is the traveler's responsibility to provide substantiation of that fact by attaching documentation to the travel expense report demonstrating that fact. However, this does not extend to other cities or areas not specifically identified in this policy.
Violations of these travel policies may result in revocation of travel privileges for further disciplinary actions
All faculty, staff, and students who plan to travel abroad to participate in a university-affiliated activity or official university business including but not limited to traditional study abroad, exchange programs, internships abroad, international service learning, university courses and university research, are required to contact the university center for international education (UCIE) and complete the registration process in advance of finalizing travel arrangements. Where applicable, the registration process includes completing the WSU orientation as well as providing all releases, authorizations and waivers, intended itinerary, emergency contact information, and obtaining travel insurance.
All international travelers are required to obtain international SOS travel assistance. International sos travel benefits include access to medical clinics, emergency evacuation services, repatriation services and twenty-four seven access to a service representative from anywhere in the world. As a further precaution, individual travelers are encouraged to enroll in the U.S. department of state STEP program.
With respect to paragraph (J) of this rule, any payments made to or on the behalf of, the traveler which exceeds the limit of insurance coverage or are given as an emergency cash advance are to be fully reimbursed to Wright state.
All travelers are required to have proof of international health coverage. Travelers who already have a health insurance plan are encouraged to check their plan for coverage while traveling abroad.
University faculty, staff and student travelers are advised to check these websites for these advisories and exercise appropriate caution when traveling to any areas that have been issued alerts. WSU faculty, staff and students participating in a university affiliated activity or official university business are prohibited from traveling to locations where a U.S.dept. of state warning level three or four and/or where a CDC travel health warning level three is in effect, except with prior written approval from the provost.
Ohio Admin. Code 3352-7-07
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3352.03
Rule Amplifies: 3352.03
Prior Effective Dates: 03/06/1978, 02/01/1991, 04/01/1993, 07/16/1993, 07/31/1994, 09/15/1998, 09/30/2000, 04/30/2002, 08/16/2006, 02/16/2007, 04/03/2009, 01/09/2010, 08/08/2011, 02/23/2013, 04/06/2015, 01/15/2016, 08/18/2017