Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4758 - Chemical Dependency Professionals Board › Chapter 4758-8 - Code of Ethical Practice and Professional Conduct › Section 4758-8-03 - Code of ethics for prevention professionals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The following rules of conduct set forth
			 the minimum standards of conduct which all applicants for certification shall
			 follow and establishes the minimum standard of practice for registered
			 applicants (RA), Ohio certified prevention specialist assistants (OCPSA), Ohio
			 certified prevention specialists (OCPS) and Ohio certified prevention
			 consultant (OCPC).
(B) A violation
			 of these rules of ethical practice and professional conduct constitutes
			 unprofessional conduct and is sufficient reason for a reprimand, suspension,
			 revocation or for restrictions to be placed on a certificate or for the denial
			 of the initial certificate or renewal, or reinstatement of a
			 certificate.
(C)
								Prevention certificate holders are expected to
			 exemplify unwavering integrity in their professional endeavors. They should
			 consistently act in a manner that is ethical, honest, and transparent.
			 Maintaining the trust and confidence of consumers and colleagues is paramount.
			 Additionally, certificate holders are obligated to uphold integrity in their
			 personal relationships and activities, understanding that their actions outside
			 of work can significantly impact their professional reputation. By
			 demonstrating integrity both professionally and personally, prevention
			 certificate holders can foster an environment of trust, credibility, and
			 accountability within their field.
(1)
			 Professional standards:
(a) The certificate
			 holder shall meet and comply with all terms, conditions or limitations of
			 certification.
(b) The certificate
			 holder shall recognize limitations of his or her competency based on
			 professional qualifications, education and experience and shall not offer
			 services or use techniques outside his or her professional competency or scope
			 of practice defined by rules
			 4758-6-07 to
			 4758-6-10 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(c) The certificate holder
			 shall refer consumers to a person or agency  qualified by competency,
			 experience, certification, or license to provide
			 such professional services.
(d) The
			 certificate holder shall not participate in discrimination
			 of clients and family members of clients, including but
			 not limited to, on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, sex,
			 gender identity or expression, sexual
			 orientation,  religion,
			 age, national ancestry, genetic information, parental
			 status, military status, socioeconomic status, political belief,
			 psychiatric or psychological conditions, disability , the amount of previous therapeutic or treatment
			 occurrences, or against other persons that could
			 be subject to discrimination but are not expressly protected by state or
			 federal law.
(e) A certificate
			 holder shall seek appropriate professional assistance for any substance abuse
			 or dependence, psychiatric or psychological impairment, emotional distress or
			 any other physical health related adversity that interferes with the
			 certificate holder's ability to function competently. A certificate holder
			 shall request inactive status for medical reasons when appropriate and notify
			 the board and comply with rule
			 4758-11-02 of the Administrative
			 Code, or may contact the board's confidential
			 safe-haven program and comply with rule
			 4758-11-03 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(f) The certificate
			 holder shall not administer to him/herself any substances in a manner which
			 would be dangerous or harmful to consumers.
(g) The certificate holder shall be aware of
			 and comply with all applicable state and federal guidelines, regulations,
			 and statutes .
(h)
										
										The certificate holder shall
			 
										act in the best interest of the consumer.
			 The certificate holder shall act to respect the
			 integrity of the consumer.
(i) The certificate
			 holder  shall not engage in any action that
			 violates the civil or legal rights of consumers.
(j) The certificate
			 holder shall maintain an objective and non-possessive relationship with those
			 they are serving and shall not exploit them sexually,
			 emotionally, financially, or otherwise.
Sexual conduct is any contact with another person,
			 consensual or non-consensual, that engages, or attempts to engage, in any
			 activity that a reasonable person may consider sexual or sexual in nature,
			 including but not limited to: sexual relationship; sexual advance; sexual
			 solicitation; request for a sexual favor; a text, picture, video or social
			 media post of a sexual nature; or any other verbal, nonverbal, or physical
			 activity, contact, or conduct that is sexual or sexual in
			 nature.
(k) The certificate
			 holder shall not place an individual in any activity or setting where such
			 participation could harm the individual.
(l)
			 The certificate holder shall comply with all mandatory reporting requirements
			 set forth in the Revised Code to include, but not limited to: duty
			 
										to report
			 abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a minor child
			 or protected adult.