Section 455IAC1-5-9. Conflicts of interest

   (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. (Division of Aging; 455 IAC 1-5-9; filed Dec 5, 1995, 8:30 a.m.: 19 IR 1108; readopted filed Oct 1, 2001, 3:38 p.m.: 25 IR 528; readopted filed Nov 30, 2007, 4:47 p.m.: 20071226-IR-460070733RFA; readopted filed Nov 15, 2013, 3:22 p.m.: 20131211-IR-455130453RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (460 IAC 1-4-9) to the Division of Aging (455 IAC 1-5-9) by P.L.153-2011, SECTION 21, effective July 1, 2011.