Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3335 - Ohio State University
Chapter 3335-93 - University Wexner Medical Center
Section 3335-93-10 - Confidentiality and conflicts of interest

In addition to any restrictions or obligations set forth in Chapter 102. or section 2921.42 of the Revised Code, members of the university medical center board and its committees have a duty of loyalty and fidelity to the university and the university medical center, and they must govern its affairs honestly, exercising their best care, skill and judgment for the benefit of the university medical center so as to avoid conflicts of interest and the appearance of impropriety. Members of the board and its committees shall disclose to the chair of the university medical center board any situation wherein such person has a conflict of interest that could possibly cause that person to act in other than the best interest of the university medical center. In any such situation the member shall abstain from acquiring any information developed by the university medical center and from participating in any discussions or voting related to such situation. All members of the medical center board and its committees shall keep confidential all sensitive information of every kind including the strategic goals of groups, entities or subdivisions within the university medical center to the extent permitted by law. Members of the board and its committees also shall abide by all confidentiality and conflict of interest policies and programs adopted by the Ohio state university board of trustees from time to time.