Conflict of Interest
This section contains information regarding cases where there may be a conflict of interest.
Policy
Division of Benefits and Medical Eligibility (DBME) employees, contractors, and volunteers cannot have involvement in a case where there may be a conflict of interest.
FAA avoids fraudulent activity by ensuring employees, contractors, and volunteers do not work on cases that may be considered a conflict of interest.
A case is considered a conflict of interest for an employee, contractor, or volunteer when any of the following occurs:
●The results of any case involvement may affect their own personal, professional, or financial interest.
●Personal involvement indicates there may be favoritism, improper behavior, or fraud.
This conflict could occur when an employee, contractor, or volunteer interacts with a case that belongs to, and is not limited to, any of the following:
●Themself
●Relative
●Roommate
●Neighbor
●Friend
●Business associate
●Co-worker or relative of a co-worker
●Significant other
●Parent of a common child
Employees, contractors, and volunteers are not allowed to request information from co-workers regarding cases with which they have a conflict of interest unless they are an authorized representative for the participant’s case.
Legal Authorities
ARS 38-501 through ARS 38-511
ARS §41-165E
ARS §41-1959
7 CFR 273.2(a)(1)
last revised12/26/2023