Conflicts of Interest

Consistent with existing UC policy and California state law, UC utilizes a publicly transparent process for identifying potential conflicts of interest (COI) and for resolving COI of members of the Steering Committee, Multidisciplinary Teams, UC AUC Pool, and any other party participating in AUC development, modification or endorsement. Specifically, these members are bound by §18700 of the Regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission, Title 2, Division 6, California Code of Regulations. Any member found to have participated in decision making in violation of the UC COI Code will be immediately removed from the UC AUC program, and any AUC that the removed member was involved in developing, modifying or endorsing will be reviewed and reconsidered as soon as is reasonably possible.

As part of this COI process, the Steering Committee documents the following information for all of the aforementioned parties and makes it available in timely fashion to public request, for a period of not less than 5 years after the most recent published update of the relevant AUC:

(A) Direct or indirect financial relationships (including without limitation compensation arrangements such as salary, grant, speaking or consulting fees, contract, or collaboration agreements) that exist between individuals or the spouse or minor child of individuals who have substantively participated in the development of AUC and companies or organizations including UC and any other party participating in AUC development, modification or endorsement that may financially benefit from the AUC.

(B) Ownership or investment interests between individuals or the spouse or minor child of individuals who have substantively participated in the development of AUC and companies or organizations including UC or any other party participating in AUC development, modification or endorsement that may financially benefit from the AUC.