ARTICLE 5. Conflict of Interest [14585. - 14588.]

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC 5.

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Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 14585. Section 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.

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 14586. 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.

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 14587. Section 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.

Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 14588. Section 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.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026