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Schedule of domestic (50 United States, including Alaska and Hawaii)
reimbursable meal rates for University of Maryland travelers:
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Standard (including tax & tip) |
| Breakfast |
$8.00 |
| Lunch |
$10.00 |
| Dinner |
$23.00 |
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| Total (per diem) - including tax & tip |
$41.00 |
University of Maryland Travelers will normally be reimbursed in accordance with
the standard travel meal per diem schedule set forth above. Receipts are not required when
utilizing per diem (or lower allowances as may be required by budget
constraints). Additional reimbursement is not appropriate if a meal has
been pre-paid as part of a conference, hotel free breakfast plan or the
like. Alcoholic beverages are not reimbursable.
If exceptional circumstances necessitate a high cost meal, reimbursement may be
approved "up to actual reasonable cost with detailed receipt," pursuant to
limits imposed by the unit, available funds and as determined by the approving
authority. (The approving authority for travel may reference the State of
Maryland high cost city rates, based upon The Runzheimer International Survey,
as a guideline for determination of "reasonable" high cost meal expenditures).
Allowances in excess of per diem are exceptions and should not be routinely
approved. The traveler and approving authority for the trip are responsible for
assuring the appropriateness of meal expenditures in excess of per diem and
are subject to audit scrutiny.
International travel meal reimbursement will continue to be reimbursed at or
lower than the Department of State meal reimbursement schedule. Allowances in
excess of the Department of State schedule are exceptions and should not be routinely approved.
State of Maryland Travel Meal Rates (does not apply to employees of the University System of Maryland)
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