460 IAC 17-5-9 Conflicts of interest

Sec. 9. (a) The AAA shall not contract for CHOICE services with any service provider that is owned or controlled by a member of the AAA's board of directors or a member of the AAA's staff. (b) The AAA shall not contract for CHOICE services with any service provider that is owned or controlled by a relative (father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, husband, wife, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandson, or granddaughter) of any member of the AAA's board of director or executive staff, including the executive director. (c) An AAA that wishes to contract with a service provider contrary to this section, due to the lack of an alternative provider or because it is in the best interest of the participant, must request and be granted a waiver from the division.