§ 14087.57

Notwithstanding any provision of law, a member of a commission authorized by Section 14087.51 or 14087.54, or a member of any advisory committee to the commission, shall not be deemed to be interested in a contract entered into by the commission within the meaning of Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090) of Chapter 1 of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code if all of the following apply:

(a) The member was appointed to represent the interests of physicians, health care practitioners, hospitals, pharmacies, or other health care organizations.

(b) The contract authorizes the member or the organization the member represents to provide services under the commission’s program.

(c) (1) The contract contains substantially the same terms and conditions as contracts entered into with other individuals or organizations that the member was appointed to represent.

(2) If the contract does not contain substantially the same terms and conditions, the member shall recuse himself or herself from making, participating in making, or in any way attempting to use his or her official position to influence the making of, a decision on the contract.

(d) The member does not influence or attempt to influence the commission or another member of the commission to enter into the contract in which the member is interested.

(e) The member discloses the interest to the commission and abstains from voting on the contract.

(f) The commission notes the member’s disclosure and abstention in its official records and authorizes the contract in good faith by a vote of its membership sufficient for the purpose without counting the vote of the interested member.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 262, Sec. 1. Effective August 26, 2002.)