P-Card Suggested and Prohibited Uses

Contact: Executive Director of Procurement, (205) 934-4423

Note: Not an all-inclusive list.

Suggested Uses

Travel Related Items:
- Airline tickets – including employees, trainees, students, guest speakers, and volunteers
- Transportation Expenses – airport shuttles, taxis, etc. (excluding on-demand transportation companies – i.e. Uber/Lyft type applications that require storage of P-Card information within the application or program)
- Hotels – Incidental room charges should be charged to a separate / personal credit card
- Meals – up to reimbursement limit per meal, require detailed receipts, alcohol excluded. Reimbursement limits - $25 for breakfast, $50 for lunch, $75 for dinner
- Fuel – for University/State vehicles and rental cars – receipt should reference license plate number for University/State vehicles and note “rental car” if for a rental car. Note: P-Cards should not be used when access to a fuel key and UAB Fuel Depot is available.
Meals when not in travel status – (student events, lectures, incidental to a meeting) require detailed receipts, guest list with affiliation to UAB, and UAB business purpose
Professional License Renewals and Memberships
Conference registrations
Technology Solutions (University Purchasing and IT advance approval required) including:
- Software(Department Applications or Individual Use)
- Networking Equipment (Routers, Access Points, Switches)
- Telephone Equipment (Landline or Mobile Devices)
- Cloud Services

As a reminder, avoid all apps/websites that require storage of the P-Card number.