1. (a) A third-party provider shall be considered free of any conflicts of interest, affiliation, influence, and control of a park owner, operator, or manager or any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, person, or other entity with an ownership interest in a park when in compliance with the following criteria:

   1. (1) The third-party provider and its owners, directors, shareholders, management personnel, and other personnel have no ownership or managerial affiliation with any park.
   2. (2) The results of the third-party provider's work do not accrue financial benefits to the organization, through stock ownership in any corporation or partnership that has ownership of park(s).
   3. (3) The third-party provider's owners, directors, management personnel, and other personnel hold no ownership interest or stock in and receive no stock options in any corporation, limited liability company, or partnership that has ownership of park(s).
2. (b) No member of a third-party provider shall take part in any act of collusion or other fraudulent practice with a park owner, operator, or manager or any corporation, limited liability company, or partnership with an ownership interest in a park.
3. (c) Prior to approval by the department as a third-party provider, the highest-ranking representative of the third-party provider shall sign a statement under penalty of perjury and attest that no conflict of interest exists that violates this chapter and that it and the organization's management shall take reasonable steps to ensure that no conflict of interest occurs during the term of providing third-party provider services.

Note: Authority cited: Section 18876.1, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18876 and 18876.1, Health and Safety Code.

History

1. New article 3 (sections 2800.4-2800.8) and section filed 2-28-2025; operative 2-28-2025. Exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 18876.1(k). Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11343.8 (Register 2025, No. 9).