Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 28 - Board of Licensure for Occupational Therapy › Section 201 KAR 28:140 - Code of ethics and unprofessional conduct

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				319A.160,
				319A.190
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				319A.070(3)(a) authorizes
				the board to promulgate administrative regulations and administer the
				provisions of KRS Chapter 319A. KRS Chapter 319A provides for the denial,
				refusal to renew, suspension, revocation, or imposition of probationary
				conditions upon a license for various violations of the Act and violation of
				the administrative regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. This
				administrative regulation sets forth a description of the code of ethics and
				unprofessional conduct.
Section 1. The
			 following code of ethics consists of general guidelines for occupational
			 therapy practice. The code of ethics shall be as established in this section.
(1) An OT/L or an OTA/L shall be responsible
			 for providing services without regard to race, creed, national origin, sex,
			 age, handicap, disease, social status, financial status, or religious
			 affiliation.
(2) An OT/L or an
			 OTA/L shall be acquainted with applicable local, state, federal, and
			 institutional rules and shall function accordingly.
(3) An OT/L or an OTA/L shall be responsible
			 for informing employers, employees, and colleagues about those laws and
			 policies that apply to the profession of occupational therapy.
(4) An OT/L or an OTA/L shall not use or
			 participate in the use of any form of communication that contains a false,
			 fraudulent, deceptive, or unfair statement or claim.
(5) An OT/L or an OTA/L shall report any
			 illegal, incompetent, or unethical practice to the appropriate
			 authority.
(6) An OT/L or an OTA/L
			 shall hold the appropriate credentials for providing service.
(7) An OT/L or an OTA/L shall actively
			 maintain high standards of professional competence.
(8) An OT/L or an OTA/L shall function within
			 the parameters of his or her competence and the standards of the
			 profession.
(9) An OT/L or an OTA/L
			 shall accurately represent his or her competence and training to the
			 public.
(10) An OT/L or an OTA/L
			 shall refer clients to other service providers or consult with other service
			 providers when additional knowledge and expertise is required.
(11) An OT/L or an OTA/L shall protect the
			 confidential nature of information gained from educational, practice, and
			 investigational activities unless sharing the information is necessary to
			 protect the well-being of a third party.
(12) An OT/L or an OTA/L shall not disclose
			 privileged information when participating in reviews of peers, programs, or
			 systems.
(13) An OT/L or an OTA/L
			 shall include those people served in the intervention planning
			 process.
(14) An OT/L or an OTA/L
			 shall maintain goal-directed and objective relationships with all people
			 served.
(15) An OT/L or an OTA/L
			 shall accurately record and report client information.
(16) An OT/L or an OTA/L shall inform those
			 people served of the nature and potential outcomes of therapy and shall respect
			 the right of potential recipients of service to refuse therapy.
(17) An OT/L or an OTA/L shall inform
			 subjects involved in education or research activities of the potential outcome
			 of those activities.
(18) An OT/L
			 or an OTA/L shall take all reasonable precautions to avoid harm to the
			 recipient of services or detriment to the recipient's property.
(19) An OT/L or an OTA/L shall establish
			 fees, based on cost analysis, that are commensurate with services
			 rendered.
(20) An OT/L or an OTA/L
			 shall require those whom they supervise to adhere to ethical standards of
			 conduct.
(21) An OT/L or an OTA/L
			 who employs or supervises colleagues shall provide appropriate supervision as
			 required by
			 201
			 KAR 28:130.
(22) An OT/L or an OTA/L shall recognize the
			 contributions of colleagues when disseminating professional
			 information.