Holding an elected position in a branch of a state association while owning shares or stock in a competing managed care association is a direct conflict of interest. It would be the same as giving your representative donations to fight the tobacco industry, knowing that he owns stock in tobacco companies. As professionals, chiropractors have a vested financial interest to not have fellow chiropractors bidding against each other. The interest of the group should supersede the interests of the individual. When we as a group vote for an association representative, we expect that the interests of the group will be enacted, not the personal interests of the representative.
State organizations have to protect themselves.
The process for this should be easy and straightforward. A clear definition of a potential conflict of interest needs to be determined. Tenure should be determined by elimination of conflicts of interest. Any elected members should be required to take an oath prior to tenure. The oath should state that the elected member has given exact and truthful information.