Section 100. Conflicts of interests

A. The committee, contractor, or employees and agents of the contractor who refer practitioners for treatment shall not refer a practitioner to a treatment facility where the contractor, employees or agents possess an investment interest, as defined in Chapter 24.1 (§ 54.1-2410 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia, unless it is an investment interest defined in § 54.1-2411 D of the Code of Virginia.

B. Likewise, the committee, the contractor, or its employees and agents as noted in subsection A of this section shall not have an investment interest in any laboratory which practitioners will be mandated to use for testing during the period of their contract.

C. The contractor shall offer multiple treatment options to any practitioner accepted into the program if treatment is a condition of participation unless the committee authorizes an exception.

D. A committee member who is providing treatment to a practitioner in the program shall disqualify himself from any decision related to such practitioner.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 13, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 1997.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-2516 of the Code of Virginia.