Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-9 - Ethical Standards of Conduct › Section 4765-9-01 - Professional standards of conduct for a holder of a certificate to practice

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A person issued
			 a certificate to practice shall provide professional services that conform to
			 minimal standards of care for the person's certification level under similar
			 circumstances.
(B) When providing
			 professional services, a person issued a certificate to practice shall exhibit
			 respect for the medical needs and personal values of EMS patients, families,
			 and other EMS and healthcare practitioners.
(C) A person issued a certificate to practice
			 shall not discriminate in the provision of EMS on the basis of age, race,
			 color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or national origin.
(D) A person issued a certificate to practice
			 shall provide medically appropriate evaluation, treatment, and disposition of
			 each EMS patient in accordance with Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code, Chapters
			 4765-1 to 4765-10 and 4765-12 to 4765-19 of the Administrative Code, and the
			 medical protocols of the EMS organization by which the person is employed or
			 with which the person is affiliated.
(E) A person issued a certificate to practice
			 shall not perform any services that exceed the scope of the person's
			 certificate to practice as set forth in Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code and
			 Chapters 4765-1 to 4765-10 and 4765-12 to 4765-19 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(F) A person issued a
			 certificate to practice shall not misrepresent the person's professional
			 qualifications or credentials.
(G)
			 A person issued a certificate to practice shall report to the division as soon
			 as practicable any knowledge of a violation of Chapter 4765. of the Revised
			 Code or Chapters 4765-1 to 4765-10 or 4765-12 to 4765-19 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(H) A person issued a
			 certificate to practice shall consistently demonstrate a standard of knowledge
			 and competency that meets or exceeds the minimal level required under the
			 person's certificate to practice.
(I) A person issued a certificate to practice
			 shall accurately document, and at the request of the division report, all
			 approved continuing education programs the certificate holder completes in
			 accordance with Chapter 4765-19 of the Administrative Code and within the time
			 parameters set forth by the division.
(J) Except as otherwise required by law, a
			 person issued a certificate to practice shall maintain the confidentiality of
			 patient information consistent with state and federal law.
(K) A person issued a certificate to practice
			 shall not release or provide a medical report or any supporting documentation,
			 or otherwise disclose the contents of a medical report to anyone other than
			 those authorized by law to receive them.
(L) A person issued a certificate to practice
			 shall not knowingly turn over the care of a patient or delegate EMS functions
			 to a person who lacks the certification and training to provide the appropriate
			 level of care.
(M) A person issued
			 a certificate to practice shall, within fourteen days of the final sentencing
			 of any criminal offense, provide written notification to the division of such
			 offense. A person issued a certificate to practice shall, within sixty days of
			 the final sentencing of any criminal offense, provide the division a certified
			 copy of the judgment entry from the court in which the conviction occurred, a
			 certified copy of the police or law enforcement agency report, if applicable,
			 and a current bureau of criminal identification and investigation (BCI&I)
			 civilian background check.
(N) A
			 person issued a certificate to practice who is a witness to any violation of
			 Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code or Chapters 4765-1 to 4765-10 or 4765-12 to
			 4765-19 of the Administrative Code shall cooperate fully with any investigation
			 conducted by the division.
(O) A
			 person issued a certificate to practice shall not engage in the illegal use or
			 illegal acquisition of controlled substances, alcohol, or other habit-forming
			 drugs or chemical substances that impair the certificate holder's ability to
			 practice.
(P) A person issued a
			 certificate to practice shall not commit fraud, misrepresentation, deception,
			 or submit false or misleading information in any of the following:
(1) Applying for or obtaining a certificate
			 to practice;
(2) Renewing a
			 certificate to practice;
(3)
			 Responding to audits conducted by the division;
(4) Responding to or complying with any
			 official request from the division or the board.