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LAW <br /> La. R.S. 42:1112(A): No public servant, except as provided in R.S. 42:1120, shall participate in a <br /> transaction in which he has a personal substantial economic interest of which he may be reasonably <br /> expected to know involving the governmental entity. <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> Generally, La. R.S. 42:1112(A) prohibits Reparations Board members from participating in any <br /> matter in which he may have a personal substantial economic interest. However, the appointed <br /> Reparations Board members are not prohibited from participating in the discussion regarding the <br /> creation of rules and regulations, provider certification forms, or policies that address and <br /> implement the certification process to be used by a practitioner, provided that no individual <br /> Reparations Board members have a substantial economic interest that is greater than any general <br /> class of individuals who are subject to the rules &regulations of the Reparations Board. <br /> CONCLUSION <br /> The Board concluded, and instructed me to inform you, that the Code prohibits members of the <br /> Reparations Board from assisting clients for compensation in transactions involving the <br /> Reparations Board [1111(E)(1]; prohibits members of the Reparations Board from providing <br /> compensated services to clients who seek financial payment from the Reparations Board <br /> [1111(C)(2)(d)]; prohibits appointed members of the Reparations Board from seeking <br /> reimbursement of costs through the Reparations Board [1113(B)]; and prohibits members of the <br /> Reparations Board from participating in any transaction in which a client has a substantial <br /> economic interest [1112(B)(5)]. The Code does not prohibit members of the Reparations Board <br /> from participating in the discussion regarding the creation of rules and regulations of the <br /> Reparations Board, provided that no individual Reparations Board members have a substantial <br /> economic interest that is greater than any general class of individuals who are subject to the rules <br /> &regulations of the Reparations Board. <br /> The Board further advised that if any individual member of the Reparations Board has a concern <br /> regarding a specific situation,that member should seek an individual advisory opinion. <br /> This advisory opinion is based solely on the facts as set forth herein. Changes to the facts as <br /> presented may result in a different application of the provisions of the Code of Governmental <br /> Ethics. The Board issues no opinion as to past conduct and or to laws other than the Code of <br /> Governmental Ethics, the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act, the Lobbyist Disclosure Acts, and <br /> the conflict of interest provisions contained in the Louisiana Gaming Control Law. <br /> Page 6 of 7 (BD 2023-427) <br />