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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> ti" LOU DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> OF S> <br /> 11.7r <br /> �J i'r .i= LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> ls4j. 1 BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> (225)219-5600 <br /> °+ o <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.la.gov <br /> April 16, 20919 <br /> Daniel J. Adams II <br /> Assistant Chief Ret., CCISM <br /> 3726 S. Lakeshore Avenue <br /> Prairieville, Louisiana 70769 <br /> Re: Louisiana Board of Ethics Docket No. 2019-264 <br /> Dear Mr. Adams: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its April 12, 2019 meeting, considered your request for an <br /> advisory opinion regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics would prohibit you a part- <br /> time employee of Louisiana Department of Hospitals Office of Behavioral Health (LDH/OBH) <br /> from providing services to Louisiana Bureau of Emergency Management Services. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You stated that you currently serve as an Assistant Program Manager for LDH/OBH. Your <br /> duties include first responder outreach after disasters. You also provide services to aid in <br /> emergency preparedness. You are a retired Assistant Fire Chief from Baton Rouge. You have an <br /> opportunity to teach Critical Incident Stress Management for the Louisiana Bureau of <br /> Emergency Management Services. You stated that you do not teach Critical Incident Stress <br /> Management for LDH/OBH. <br /> Further, you provided that you currently teach SafeTALK T4T, training regarding suicide <br /> alertness and identification, through the living network.net to other qualified trainers and <br /> LDH/OBH does not currently offer SafeTALK T4T training. However, you want to know if <br /> LDH/OBH was to get a grant to provide SafeTALK T4T training, would you be able to teach <br /> SafeTALK T4T for LDH/OBH. <br /> LAW <br /> La. R.S. 42:1111C(1)(a) prohibits a public servant from receiving any thing of economic value <br /> for any service, the subject matter of which is devoted substantially to the responsibilities, <br /> programs, or operations of the agency of the public servant and in which the public servant has <br /> participated. <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />