What types of outside activities are prohibited by the new regulations?
A4: The following types of outside activities are prohibited by the new regulations with certain exceptions discussed below: 1) Compensated or uncompensated employment, including consulting and scientific and other board service, with substantially affected organizations (generally defined as pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies), supported research institutions (generally defined as grantees and contractors), health care providers and insurers, and related trade, professional or similar associations; 2) Compensated teaching, speaking, writing or editing for the above four groups; and 3) Self-employed business activity that involves the sale or promotion of products or services of a substantially affected organization or a health care provider or insurer. Q5: How do I know if an organization is one which I may not engage in employment with or compensated teaching, speaking, writing or editing for? A5: We are working on a list of readily identifiable organizations that fall within
