Indiana Administrative Code
Title 455 - DIVISION OF AGING
Article 2 - HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES
Rule 21 - Code of Ethics
Section 21-1 - Code of ethics
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 12-9.1-2-3; IC 12-10.5-2-2
Affected: IC 12-10
Sec. 1.
All providers or agents providing services under this article shall abide by the code of ethics in this section. A provider shall do the following:
(1) Provide professional services with objectivity and with respect for the independence and the unique needs and values of the individual being provided services.
(2) Avoid discrimination on the basis of factors that are irrelevant to the provision of services, including, but not limited to, the following:
(3) Provide sufficient objective information to enable an individual or the individual's guardian to make informed decisions.
(4) Accurately present the following:
(5) Require all employees or agents to assume responsibility and accountability for personal and professional competence in the following:
(6) Require professional, licensed, or accredited employees or agents to adhere to acceptable standards for the employee's or agent's area of professional practice.
(7) Require employees or agents to comply with all laws and regulations governing a licensed or accredited professional's profession.
(8) Require all employees or agents to do the following:
(9) Refrain from the following:
(10) Make reasonable efforts to avoid bias in any kind of professional evaluation.
(11) Notify the appropriate party, which may include:
Transferred from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services ( 460 IAC 1.2-21-1) to the Division of Aging ( 455 IAC 2-21-1) by P.L. 153-2011, SECTION 21, effective July 1, 2011.