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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="6.5-306" title_number="6.5" title_name="Attorney General -- Acquisition of Nonprofit Health Entities" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Review Criteria and Penalties">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Before a public or nonprofit charitable entity or trust may receive a distribution of public or charitable assets in accordance with an agreement, contract, or transaction approved by the regulating entity under this subtitle, it shall have mechanisms in place to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>avoid conflicts of interest; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>prohibit the making of grants that would benefit:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the public or nonprofit charitable entity’s or trust’s board of directors;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the public or nonprofit charitable entity’s or trust’s management;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the for-profit stock entity; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>a mutual entity.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A public or nonprofit charitable entity or trust that receives a distribution of public or charitable assets shall submit an annual report to the office regarding the grant-making and other charitable activities of the entity related to its use of the public or charitable assets received.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The annual report submitted under subsection (b) of this section shall be made available to the public at the principal office of the public or nonprofit charitable entity or trust.</text>
  </level>
</section>
