1. (a) Grounds for the commissioner to terminate, under AS 18.29.105(c), a member's service on the advisory council include

   1. (1) misconduct;

   2. (2) bias, including

      1. (A) subverting the purposes of the program while representing the advisory council;
      2. (B) taking positions in the name of the council or program without the support of the council, or promising without council support to support the positions or programs of other entities in the name of the council or program;
   3. (3) failure to disclose a conflict of interest as required under this section; or
   4. (4) missing three consecutive meetings.
2. (b) A member with a substantial financial interest in an official action must declare the financial interest and request to be excused from voting. The chair will make a final determination on a request by a member to be excused from voting due to a conflict of interest. The council may override a ruling by the chair on a majority vote.
3. (c) If the chair determines that a member has a conflict of interest, that member must file a written disclosure form with the department describing the matter.

4. (d) A member shall inform the chair of potential conflicts of interest valued at more than $5,000 annually if the interest is related to health care system income affecting the member or the member's immediate family. In this subsection,

   1. (1) "health care system income" means income from a health care industry job; in this paragraph, "health care industry job" includes health care professional clinical, non-clinical, and administrative jobs;
   2. (2) "member's immediate family" means the member's spouse, children, parents, and siblings.

(Eff. 12/25/2020, Register 236)

Authority: AS 18.29.105