Section 25IAC5-3-3. Certification standards regarding qualifying membership determination

   (a) In determining whether an individual asserting that he or she is a member of a minority group (for MBE certification) or a woman (for WBE certification), the department shall consider all the facts in the record, viewed as a whole.

  (b) The department will rebuttably presume that a citizen of the United States who is a women or a member of a minority group is a qualifying member.

  (c) Being born in a country does not, by itself, suffice to make an individual a member of a minority group.

  (d) In a [sic.] making its determination regarding qualifying membership, the department may consider whether the person has historically held himself or herself out to be a qualifying member and whether the person is regarded as a qualifying member by the relevant community.

  (e) The department may request such additional documentation as it may reasonably need to support an individual's claim that he or she is a member of a minority group or a woman. (Indiana Department of Administration; 25 IAC 5-3-3; filed May 30, 2003, 11:00 a.m.: 26 IR 3298; readopted filed Oct 6, 2009, 9:04 a.m.: 20091104-IR-025090572RFA; readopted filed Dec 2, 2015, 2:41 p.m.: 20151230-IR-025150342RFA)