9.85.120 Per diem expenses.
(a) WSSC will use the federal per diem rates for meals and incidental expenses in effect at the time of the travel.
(b) Travelers are not required to obtain and provide receipts for meals and incidental expenses related to the business trip.
(c) WSSC will not cover or prepay for any additional meal options offered beyond the cost of general registration for a conference.
(d) Employees shall use their per diem amount to pay for additional meal options.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, for overnight travel, the meals and incidentals expenses will be covered as follows:
(1) Day of departure: 75 percent of the applicable meals and incidentals expense rate;
(2) Full day on official business: 100 percent of the applicable meals and incidentals expense rate; and
(3) Last day of travel: 75 percent of the applicable meals and incidentals expense rate.
(f)
(1) Meals included in the conference registration fee shall be excluded from the per diem.
(2) The designated approver shall review the conference schedule in order to determine what meals shall be excluded from the per diem.
(g) The P-Card may not be used for per diem allowances. (Document dated July 1, 2021; FIN-2018-2 § (l))