Relations to vendors and all other private entities are covered by the Code of Government Ethics and the policies established by the LSUHSC Conflict of Interest Committee via various Chancellors Memoranda. All state employees are bound by Louisiana ethics statutes, with the most relevant being Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics Title 43, Chapter 15, number 6, page 14 – Gifts: "no public employee shall solicit or accept directly or indirectly anything of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person if the public employee does or reasonably should know such a person conducts activities or operations regulated by the public employees agency or has substantial economic interests which may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the public employee's duty." In addition to these statutes, the House Officer is further bound by the rules and policies of the training site where he/she is currently rotating, as well as the AMA Code of Medical Ethics statutes listed below: