Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 450 - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services › Chapter 50 - Standards and Criteria for Certified Behavioral Health Case Managers › Subchapter 7 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 450:50-7-1 - Responsibility and scope of practice

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				Certified Behavioral Health Case Managers shall be dedicated to advancing the
				welfare of individuals, and children and their families. Certified Behavioral
				Health Case Managers shall not participate in, condone, or be associated with
				dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation, and shall not exploit their
				relationships with the consumers for personal advantage, profit, satisfaction,
				or interest.
(b) Certified
				Behavioral Health Case Managers shall practice only within the boundaries of
				their individual certifications and competence based on their education,
				training, supervised experience, state and national accreditations and
				licenses.
(c) Certified Behavioral
				Health Case Managers shall only use the title if employed by the state or a
				private or nonprofit behavioral health services provider contracting with the
				state to provide behavioral health services. As an employee of a state or a
				private or nonprofit behavioral health provider, reimbursement for services
				rendered will not be collected outside of the agency's system of service
				reimbursement.
(d) Certified
				Behavioral Health Case Managers shall not directly or indirectly suggest that
				they are allowed to provide "therapy" or "counseling" services unless licensed
				or accredited by the appropriate authority to provide therapy and/or counseling
				services.
(e) Certified Behavior
				Case Managers shall adhere to the following code of ethics that are set within
				the rules of this chapter and set forth by the Department.
(1) Certified Behavioral Health Case Managers
				shall be committed to respect the dignity and autonomy of all persons that is
				to include, but is not limited to professional relationships with clients (or
				former clients), supervisees, students, employees, or research participants in
				efforts to maintain the highest standards of their practice.
(2) Certified Behavioral Health Case Managers
				shall terminate service to clients, and professional relationships with them,
				when such service and relationships are no longer required or in which a
				conflict of interest arises.
(3)
				Certified Behavioral Health Case Managers shall be aware of and respect
				cultural, individual, and role differences, including those based on age,
				gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion,
				sexual orientation, disability, language, and socioeconomic status and consider
				these factors when working with members of such groups. They shall also
				eliminate the effect on their work of biases based on those factors, and they
				do not knowingly participate in or condone activities of others based upon such
				prejudices or influence.
(4)
				Certified Behavioral Health Case Managers shall be obligated to report
				witnessed, involved, or reported ethical violations without violation of any
				confidentiality rights that may be involved. Certified Behavioral Health Case
				Managers shall be obligated to follow steps of reporting professional
				misconduct as set forth by the Department and in this chapter.
(5) Certified Behavioral Health Case Managers
				shall give precedence to his or her professional responsibility over personal
				interests.