§ 14481 Contract Influence Prohibition

• •No one working for the state can take gifts or money to influence a health plan contract.
• •This rule applies when approving or renewing contracts for prepaid health plans or pilot programs.
• •If someone tries to bribe a state worker to get a contract approved, it’s against the law.

A company offers a state worker a free vacation to approve their health plan contract.

The state worker cannot accept the vacation because it’s a bribe to influence the contract decision.