1. Any of the following circumstances disqualifies a monitor from inspecting a particular assisted living program under this chapter:
a. The monitor currently works or, within the past two years, has worked as an employee or employment agency staff at the program, or as an officer, consultant, or agent for the program to be monitored.
b. The monitor has any financial interest or any ownership interest in the program. For purposes of this paragraph, indirect ownership, such as through a broad-based mutual fund, does not constitute financial or ownership interest.
c. The monitor has an immediate family member who has a relationship with the program as described in paragraph “a” or “b”.
d. The monitor has an immediate family member who currently resides in the program.
2. For purposes of this section, “immediate family member” means a husband or wife; natural or adoptive parent, child, or sibling; stepparent, stepchild, or stepsibling; father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; or grandparent or grandchild.