Special Services Charges

Rates for animal maintenance and services:  July 1, 2009.  "Special Service Charges" will be charged (in addition to the maintenance rate listed below) for non-standard husbandry procedures (e.g., cage change due to diabetes, special mats under sheep, non-standard watering methods, etc.).

Species	Rates Effective July 1, 2009
Cat	$10.97
Dog	$19.86
Ferret	$4.33
Zebrafish	$0.371 (per tank)
Xenopus/Frogs	$0.30
Guinea pig	$1.65
Hamster	$0.62
NHP	$10.00
Mouse non-barrier	$0.45 (per cage)
Mouse barrier	$0.522 (per cage)
Pigeon	$1.10
Pig	$18.60
Rat non-barrier	$0.54
Rat barrier	$0.78
Rabbit	$2.99
Sheep	$18.60
Grass Rat	$0.77

Rates for mice and rats housed in non-standard caging/facilities (e.g., quarantine, telemetry, metabolic, BSL3, Biohazard, BSL2, etc.) are charged as the "barrier" rate.

 ¹$0.01 of this rate increase covers partial (20%) depreciation for new zebrafish housing equipment.  [$0.01 scheduled each year (FY08-12) to cover depreciation.  A phased depreciation schedule eliminates a high spike in rates.]  Per diem increase in excess of the $0.01 (for depreciation) covers increased costs for labor, feed, supplies, etc.

 ²$0.01 of this rate increase covers 25% of the depreciation for new Thoren housing equipment.  A $0.01 increase will be added each year (FY10-13) to reach the required depreciation level.  A phased depreciation schedule eliminates a high spike in rates.  Per diem increase in excess of the above $0.01 (for depreciation) covers increased costs for labor, feed, bedding, supplies, etc.

Note:  See Room Use Agreement (Room Use Agreement Link) which identifies current rates charges for designated areas in Animal Resources facilities.  Such agreements are on space-available basis only.

 Special Service Charges

Service	Rates Effective July 1, 2009
Caretaker time	$31.25
15 minutes	$7.81
30 minutes	$15.63
45 minutes	$23.44
Caretaker overtime	$46.88/hour
Caretaker callback (3 hour minimum charge)	$140.63
Supervisor overtime	$57.00/hour
Supervisor callback (3 hour minimum charge)	$171.00
Veterinary Technician time	$43.00
15 minutes	$10.75
30 minutes	$21.50
45 minutes	$32.25
Veterinary Technician overtime	$64.50/hour
Veterinary Technician callback (3 hour minumum charge)	$193.50
Room Use Agreement	See Room Use Agreement (Room Use Agreement Link) which identifies current rate charges for special use caging and/or areasin Animal Resources facilities
Special trip charge	$31.00
X-rays	$35.00 each
Fob/Access card (original)	$7.00 each
Fob/Access card (replacement)	$10.00 each
Mixing drug charge
Less than 0.5 hour	$16.00 + $5.00 (cost of vial)
Each additional 0.5 hours	$16.00
Late animal order charge	$25.00

Special Service charges for non-routine services requested by investigator staff (services must be pre-approved by OAR) will be a minimum of 1 hour at the rates shown in "Special Service Charges".  If the time exceeds 1 hour, the charge will be for the time incurred at 15 minute increments.

For radiotelemetry set ups:  standard per diem charges will be assessed for each receiver location, regardless of the presence of an occupied cage.