Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755 - Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy Board, and Athletic Trainers Board › Chapter 4755-7 - Limited Permit Holders and Occupational Therapy Assistants; Conduct of Licensees › Section 4755-7-08 - Code of ethical conduct

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Operations.
License holders must use the provisions contained in paragraphs
				(A)(1) to 
									(A)(10) of this rule as guidelines for promoting
				ethical integrity and professionalism. Failure to comply with paragraphs (A)(1)
				to 
									(A)(10) of this rule may be grounds for disciplinary
				action pursuant to section
				4755.11 of the Revised Code and
				in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(1) License holders must familiarize
			 themselves with, seek to understand, and comply with the laws and rules
			 governing the practice of occupational therapy.
(2) License holders must remain abreast of
			 revisions in the laws and rules governing the practice of occupational therapy
			 and must inform employers, employees, and colleagues of those
			 revisions.
(3) License holders must
			 achieve and continually maintain high standards of competence by doing the
			 following:
(a) Maintain and document
			 competency by participating in professional development, continuing competence,
			 and other educational activities.
(b) Critically examine and keep current with
			 emerging knowledge relevant to the practice of occupational therapy. A license
			 holder must not perform or attempt to perform techniques and/or procedures in
			 which the license holder is untrained by education or experience.
(4) A person must not practice
			 occupational therapy without a valid license, or without holding student
			 status, including:
(a) Practicing occupational
			 therapy while a person's license is suspended or revoked.
(b) Practicing occupational therapy with an
			 expired license or when no longer enrolled as a student in an accredited
			 occupational therapy educational program.
(5) License holders must ensure that a person
			 supervised or directed by the license holder possesses a valid license or is a
			 student occupational therapist or student occupational therapy assistant, as
			 those terms are defined in rule
			 4755-7-01 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(6) License holders must not
			 aid, abet, authorize, condone, or allow the practice of occupational therapy by
			 any person not legally authorized to provide services.
(7) An applicant or
			 
									license holder must not cheat or assist others in
			 conspiring to cheat on the 
									written examination referenced in
			 
									chapter
			 4755.07 of the Revised
			 Code or the state jurisprudence examination.
(8) License holders must not permit another
			 person to use a person's wall certificate, license number, or national provider
			 identifier for any illegal purpose.
(9) License holders must report to the
			 occupational therapy section any unprofessional, incompetent, or illegal
			 behavior of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant of
			 which the license holder has knowledge.
(10)
									Where the
			 alleged violation involves impairment issues and no other provisions of Chapter
			 4755. of the Revised Code or rules adopted under it, the reporting license
			 holder may make a referral to the safe haven program in lieu of making report
			 to the occupational therapy section.