SECTIONS 14585-14588 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 14585-14588

14585. For purposes of this article, "state officer or employee"
means a Member of Congress representing the State of California; a
Member of the Legislature; a secretary of a state agency and those
members of the secretary's staff who hold policymaking positions;
those members of the Governor's staff who hold policymaking
positions; an administrative aide or committee consultant of the
Legislature; the appointive or civil service employee of the highest
class or grade in each department, system, program, section, or other
administrative subdivision of the department and the California
Department of Aging, as defined in regulations adopted by those
departments; any other employee in the department and the California
Department of Aging who has any responsibility for the negotiation
and development, or management of Medi-Cal contracts of an adult day
health care center certified under the provisions of this chapter.
The director shall adopt regulations further delineating the class of
employees covered by this section.

14586. No Medi-Cal certification for an adult day health center
shall be approved or renewed pursuant to this chapter if a state
officer or employee, or the spouse or a minor child of a state
officer or employee, is a member of the board of directors, board of
trustees, executive committee or other governing board or committee,
the principal officer, a shareholder in the case of a corporation, or
a partner in the case of a partnership, in any entity contracting
with an adult day health center to provide services reimbursable
pursuant to this chapter.

14587. No Medi-Cal certification for an adult day health center
shall be approved or renewed if any state officer or employee has a
direct financial interest in such a subcontractor.
For the purposes of this section, "direct financial interest"
means the ownership of common stock, preferred stock, warrants,
options, partnership interests, and debt instruments if convertible
to equity investments in a subcontractor specified in this section. A
convertible debt includes bonds, notes, debentures, and mortages. As
used in this section, "direct financial interest" also includes such
financial interest of a spouse or a minor child of a state officer
or employee in any business entity or in real property held for
income or gain.

14588. No Medi-Cal certification for an adult day health center
shall be approved or renewed if a state officer or employee, or the
spouse or a minor child of a state officer or employee, provides
legal solicitation or management services to the adult day health
center or shares in the income or any remuneration derived from the
providing of legal or management services to an adult day health
center.