Responsibility of the Logistics Team:
Mileage / Expense Reimbursement Reimbursement
The UTHealth Houston travel guide will be followed for all travel related to CAE. Travel guide information can be found by following the link below.
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As we start the CAE program's travel component, more updates can be anticipated to this policy.
Coupa expense attestation summary Expense Attestation Summary form is used to request mileage, tolls, and parking reimbursement. . This reimbursement request will be submitted monthly by the 4th of the following month in which travel occurred.
This form must be completed by each employee with the manager’s signature monthly and uploaded to their perspective folder in this link Travel Reimbursement by the 4th of each month. The Coupa expense attestation summary a specified file location.
The Coupa Expense Attestation Summary form should be uploaded together with paid toll receipts once the staff member receives a signed copy from their manager, no later than the 7th of each month . and enter expense information in Coupa.
Inform the Logistics team that the Coupa expense attestation Expense Attestation form was completed and uploaded in the perspective folder.
Miles driven should be recorded with the beginning point at OCB (Operations Center Building) and the ending point at OCB for staff working from OCB. For staff working remotely, the starting and ending point used will be the as their established home office location . (home address listed on the Teleworking Agreement.
Research staff/Employees have a duty point/place of employment which is onsite. All mileage requests must begin at their place of employment. For example, 1851 Crosspoint or 7000 Fannin. For Assessors working remotely, the home office address will be used instead. See bold below:
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i) Reimbursement requests must include a point-to-point itemization by completion of the to/from fields, using the full physical addresses of the origin and destination points.
ii) Tolls and parking expenses incurred while using a personal vehicle for business are reimbursable.
iii) Reimbursement is not provided for any travel expenses incurred between an employee’s personal residence and their place of employment
Exceptions: Reimbursement is provided for travel expenses incurred from an employee’s personal residence such as trip to the airport, attend out of town conference/meeting using a personal vehicle
The above statement was provided by Pamela Butler, Director Payment Services – UTHealth Houston.
Please refer to the sample attestation Attestation form found in the travel reimbursement link above.
Please select your Project#/Name from the chart below. based on information provided by your Manager
Self-attestation template:
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Travel Requirements – notification to Assessors (advance notice):
Remote and local Assessors are required to travel throughout Texas to help with assessments across all 28 Workforce Boards. Assessors will be assigned based on a scheduling formula, demand, and availability.
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A group of Assessors will be assigned to be on-call on a rotating basis to cover for assessors Assessors who unexpectedly are unable to complete the assignments (e.g., unexpected sick leave, emergency situations, etc.). During the on-call period, assessors Assessors would not be able to request vacation time unless proper advance notice was given. 5 Assessors would be assigned to be on-call duty. With this rotation, the group of Assessors that are on-call will be assigned to be on-call over a 12-week rotation.
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In the event of an on-call Assessor needing to travel to cover for another Assessor, the Research Coordinator will have to review the current need and the previous assignment that the on-call Assessor had, to determine the feasibility of the re-assignment.
Hotel Stay, Transportation, Per Diem:
UTHealth Houston will provide hotel stay, transportation and meal reimbursements for Assessors assigned to travel that would include overnight stay.
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The travel information will be shared with the Assessor at the assessment assignment with at least 5 business days before the travel date.
Requesting reimbursement for lodging, transportation and per diem:
Reimbursement can be requested by using the required travel forms as required by UT Health. These types of reimbursements can be submitted weekly.