What relationship may an MRO have with a laboratory?

As an MRO, you may not enter into any relationship with an employer`s laboratory that creates a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest with your responsibilities to that employer.You may not derive any financial benefit by having an employer use a specific laboratory. For examples of relationships between laboratories and MROs that the Department views as creating a conflict of interest or the appearance of such a conflict, see §40.101(b) .