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CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY




A. PURPOSE

As a science-based non-profit organization, public trust in the integrity and
independence of the American Heart Association’s (AHA’s) scientific review and
decision-making processes as well as AHA’s adherence to high standards for the
conduct of its charitable activities is essential. It is also acknowledged and
desired that volunteers, employees and others working on behalf of AHA (AHA
Representatives) have myriad relationships, interests, and memberships that
support and benefit the mission of AHA. However, there are times when these
multiple relationships may give rise to or give the appearance of an actual or
potential conflict of interest.

The purpose of this Policy is to protect the interests of the AHA when it is
contemplating entering into a transaction or arrangement that might benefit or
appear to benefit the private interest of any present or former AHA
Representative, or inappropriately benefit a Related Party.

As a non-profit public charity, AHA must serve a public purpose to retain its
tax-exempt status and must therefore carefully handle potential conflicts of
interest. To protect both AHA and AHA Representatives, this Policy requires
disclosure of relationships by AHA Representatives and resolution of any
conflicts by AHA to ensure that actions taken are in the best interest of AHA.
This protects AHA’s and AHA Representatives’ decision-making from the appearance
of bias or improper influence by individual personal or business interests,
family or close associates in AHA.


B. DEFINITIONS

1. AHA Representatives
AHA Representatives include directors, officers, committee members, scientific
council members, volunteers, staff, certain contracted parties or agents, and
key individuals in decision-making roles designated by the Corporate Secretary.

2. Conflict of Interest
When a person covered by this Policy has a relationship that interferes with
that person’s duty of primary loyalty to the AHA or prevents that person from
being impartial to the AHA and its charitable purposes, that person’s interests
are in conflict with the AHA’s. The potential for a conflict of interest may
arise within (i) an actual adverse interest (where the two interests are on
opposite sides of an issue or transaction) or (ii) a competing interest (where
the two interests are in competition for the same goals).

3. Related Party
Related Party means any one of the following persons or entities:

(a) Any director, officer, employee, or volunteer of the AHA or its affiliates.

(b) Any Relative of any individual described in subsection (a) above.

(c) Any entity or trust of which any individual described in subsection (a) or
(b) above serves as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or volunteer.

(d) Any entity or trust in which any individual described in subsection (a) or
(b) above has a thirty-five percent (35%) or greater ownership or beneficial
interest.

(e) Any partnership or professional corporation in which any individual
described in subsection (a) or (b) above has a direct or indirect ownership
interest in excess of five percent (5%).

(f) Any other entity or trust in which any individual described in subsection
(a) or (b) above has a material financial interest.

4. Relationship
In this policy, “Relationship” means a financial, familial or non-financial
connection to, or interest held by, the person making the disclosure.

5. Relative
In this policy, a “Relative” of an individual means any one of the following
persons, though other definitions may be used in specific situations, such as
for the AHA Audit Committee’s “independence” evaluation purposes:

(a) spouse or domestic partner;

(b) ancestors;

(c) siblings or half-siblings, children (whether natural or adopted),
grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; or

(d) spouse or domestic partner of any person described in subsection (c) above.


C. DISCLOSURE PRINCIPLES

AHA Representatives are to scrupulously avoid actual or perceived conflicts of
interest, including without limitation: unfair benefit, more than de minimis
incidental personal gain, or undue influence in dealings or transactions with
AHA that is not in the AHA’s best interests.

1. Disclosure: AHA Representatives are to fully disclose financial and
non-financial relationships, including their employment, ownership interests,
memberships, arrangements, investments, and holdings, including those held by
family members, as requested on the AHA Relationship Disclosure Questionnaire.

(a) Initial disclosure is to occur before appointment or election in most cases,
but may occur upon acceptance of appointment, and annually thereafter.

(b) All AHA Representatives are expected to update their Disclosure
Questionnaire whenever any material change occurs with their relationships.

(c) In the course of AHA meetings or activities, AHA Representatives are to
disclose any direct or indirect interests in a transaction or decision that
potentially could be a conflict of interest.

(d) The Corporate Secretary is to ensure that (a) all disclosures are
appropriately maintained as required by this Policy and applicable law, and (b)
copies of disclosures by all Board members are given annually to the Audit
Committee Chairperson.

2. Evaluation: Reporting personal and other business relationships generally
does not prevent an individual from working with or volunteering for the AHA.
AHA will evaluate non-financial and financial relationships for actual or
perceived conflicts based on the nature of AHA Representative’s position(s) and
scope of decision-making authority, the substantiality of the relationships, the
pervasiveness of the conflict and whether additional measures are needed to
protect the integrity and reputation of the AHA Representative and the AHA.

3. Resolution: Conflicts may be resolved by having the AHA Representative
refrain from deliberating and voting on the particular transaction or matter,
refraining from exerting any influence on AHA to affect a decision, or follow
other measures depending on the nature of and the ability to reasonably manage
the conflict. Resolution will be based on the facts and circumstances of each
individual situation but may in some cases require action up to and including
the withdrawal of the individual from the conflicting relationship or from the
AHA position. No person with a Conflict of Interest may attempt to influence
improperly the deliberation or voting on the matter giving rise to such
conflict.

4. Transactions with a Related Party: Unless excluded below, the Executive
Committee of the AHA Board of Directors is responsible for reviewing any
proposed transaction between the AHA and any Related Party, or a transaction in
which a Related Party has a substantial financial interest, prior to such
Relationship becoming binding on the AHA. In doing so, the Executive Committee
will be guided by this Policy and the procedures adopted under this Policy. The
following activities are excluded from the review requirements of this section:

(a) the transaction or the Related Party's financial interest in the transaction
is de minimis;

(b) the transaction would not customarily be reviewed by the AHA Board of
Directors or boards of similar organizations in the ordinary course of business
and is available to others on the same or similar terms; or
 
(c) the transaction constitutes a benefit provided to a Related Party solely as
a member of a class of the beneficiaries that the AHA intends to benefit as part
of the accomplishment of its mission which benefit is available to all similarly
situated members of the same class on the same terms.


D. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS

Because of the diversity of AHA’s activities and operations, different volunteer
and staff positions in AHA may require more specific and distinct procedures for
disclosing and addressing potential conflicts of interest. All procedures must
be consistent with applicable law and this Policy.

Volunteers, while acting in the capacity of an AHA volunteer, shall not solicit
or accept for their personal, professional, or business gain any gifts,
gratuities, honoraria, entertainment, favors or other goods or services from
current or prospective vendors, service providers, corporate partners, or
competitors of AHA.


E. CONFIDENTIALITY

All information submitted in response to the request to disclose relationships
will be kept strictly confidential and only used by the AHA for the limited
purposes for which it was collected.


F. IMPLEMENTATION

The CEO and her designees are directed to develop and maintain appropriate
procedures to implement this Policy, including details under the following areas
without conflicting with the Disclosure Principles set forth above. The Audit
Committee will be responsible for oversight and ensuring compliance with this
Policy.

The existence and resolution of Conflicts of Interest are to be documented in
the AHA’s corporate records, including in the minutes of any meeting at which
the conflict was discussed or voted upon.

Each director, officer, employee, and volunteer is responsible for reporting any
suspected failure to disclose by any AHA Representative, regardless of position,
in accordance with the AHA’s Whistleblower Policy.

Conduct that violates this Policy is always considered outside the scope of
employment of any employee acting on behalf of the AHA.

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For information regarding conflict of interest standards that apply to all
Federal grants and cooperative agreements awarded to the American Heart
Association please review the Federal Financial Conflicts of Interest Policy.

 



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