Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 344 - BOARD OF LICENSING OF DIETETIC PRACTICE › Chapter 4 - CODE OF ETHICS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
SUMMARY
: This Chapter sets forth rules regarding
				codes of ethics for licensed dietitians and dietetic technicians.
PREAMBLE
This code is intended to serve as a guide to everyday conduct
				of members of the dietetic profession and as a basis for the adjudication of
				issues in ethics when the conduct of dietitians or dietetic technicians is
				alleged to deviate from the standards expressed or implied in this code. It
				represents standards of ethical behavior for practitioners in professional
				relationships with those served, with colleagues, other individuals and
				professions, and with the community and society as a whole.
1. The licensee provides professional
			 services with objectivity and with respect for the unique needs and values of
			 individuals.
2. The licensee avoids
			 discrimination against other individuals on the basis of race, creed, religion,
			 sex, age and national origin.
3.
			 The licensee fulfills professional commitments in good faith.
4. The licensee conducts him/herself with
			 honesty, integrity, and fairness.
5. The licensee remains free of conflict of
			 interest while fulfilling the objectives and maintaining the integrity of the
			 dietetic profession.
6. The
			 licensee maintains confidentiality of information.
7. The licensee practices dietetics based on
			 scientific principles and current information.
8. The licensee assumes responsibility and
			 accountability for personal competence in practice.
9. The licensee recognizes and exercises
			 professional judgment within the limits of his/her qualifications and seeks
			 counsel or makes referrals as appropriate.
10. The licensee provides sufficient
			 information to enable clients to make their own informed decisions.
11. The licensee who wishes to inform the
			 public and colleagues of his/her services does so by using factual information.
			 The dietetic practitioner does not advertise in a false or misleading
			 manner.
12. The licensee promotes
			 or endorses products in a manner that is neither false nor
			 misleading.
13. The licensee
			 permits use of his/her name for the purpose of certifying that dietetic
			 services have been rendered only if he/she has provided or supervised the
			 provision of those services.
14.
			 The licensee presents substantiated information and interprets controversial
			 information without personal bias, recognizing that legitimate differences of
			 opinion exist.
15. The licensee
			 makes all reasonable effort to avoid bias in any kind of professional
			 evaluation. The licensee provides objective evaluation of candidates for
			 professional association memberships, awards, scholarships, or job
			 advancements.
16. The licensee
			 voluntarily withdraws from professional practice under the following
			 circumstances;
A. The licensee has engaged in
			 any substance abuse that could affect his/her practice:
B. The licensee has been adjudged by a court
			 to be mentally incompetent;
C. The
			 licensee has an emotional or mental disability that affects his/her practice in
			 a manner that could harm the client.