§ 4170. Ethical Standards of Practice.
16 CA ADC § 4170Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
16 CCR § 4170
§ 4170. Ethical Standards of Practice.
A violation of any ethical standard of practice constitutes grounds for disciplinary action. Every person who holds a license, a limited permit issued by the board, or is practicing on a license issued by another state pursuant to section 2570.4 of the Code, shall comply with the following ethical standards of practice:
(1) An occupational therapy practitioner shall consider how a client's or patient's economic status, age, ethnicity, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religion, residence, or culture, impact health care practices and incorporate these considerations in the provision of his or her services.
(2) Occupational therapy practitioners shall, while a relationship exists as an occupational therapy practitioner, educator, researcher, or supervisor, and within six (6) months of termination of occupational therapy services, avoid relationships or associations that include, but are not limited to, emotional, physical, psychological, financial, and social, or activities that interfere with professional judgment and objectivity, including avoiding:
(3) This subsection (b) shall not apply to consensual sexual contact between a licensee and his or her spouse, registered domestic partner, or person in an equivalent domestic relationship, when that licensee provides occupational therapy services to his or her spouse, registered domestic partner, or person in an equivalent domestic relationship.
(d) Occupational therapy practitioners shall perform occupational therapy services only when they are qualified by education, training, and experience to do so and shall refer to or consult with other service providers whenever such a referral or consultation is necessary for the care of the client. Such referral or consultation shall be done in collaboration with the client.
(f) Occupational therapy practitioners shall report to the Board any acts committed by another occupational therapy practitioner that they have reason to believe are unethical or illegal in practice, education, research, billing, or documentation, and shall cooperate with the Board by providing information, documentation, declarations, or assistance as may be allowed by law.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 2570.20, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 726, 2570.4, 2570.20 and 2570.36, Business and Professions Code.
History
1. New article 8 (section 4170) and section filed 7-24-2003; operative 8-23-2003 (Register 2003, No. 30).
2. Amendment of subsection (g) filed 12-17-2008; operative 1-16-2009 (Register 2008, No. 51).
3. Amendment of article heading, section and Note filed 5-4-2016; operative 7-1-2016 (Register 2016, No. 19).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph filed 9-19-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 38).
This database is current through 4/12/24 Register 2024, No. 15.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 16, § 4170, 16 CA ADC § 4170
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