Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LXIII - Psychologists
Subpart 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 13 - Ethical Standards of Psychologists
Section LXIII-1303 - Resolving Ethical Issues

A. Misuse of Psychologists Work. If psychologists learn of misuse or misrepresentation of their work, they take reasonable steps to correct or minimize the misuse or misrepresentation.

B. Conflicts between Ethics and Law, Regulations, or Other Governing Legal Authority. If psychologists ethical responsibilities conflict with law, regulations or other governing legal authority, psychologists clarify the nature of the conflict, and take reasonable steps to resolve the conflict consistent with this Chapter. Under no circumstances may this standard be used to justify or defend violating human rights.

C. Conflicts between Ethics and Organizational Demands. If the demands of an organization with which psychologists are affiliated or for whom they are working are in conflict with this Chapter, psychologists clarify the nature of the conflict, make known their commitment to this Chapter and take reasonable steps to resolve the conflict consistent with this Chapter. Under no circumstances may this standard be used to justify or defend violating human rights.

D. Informal Resolution of Ethical Violations. When psychologists believe that there may have been an ethical violation by another psychologist, they attempt to resolve the issue by bringing it to the attention of that individual, if an informal resolution appears appropriate and the intervention does not violate any confidentiality rights that may be involved.

E. Reporting Ethical Violations. If an apparent ethical violation has substantially harmed or is likely to substantially harm a person or organization and is not appropriate for informal resolution under Subsection D of this Section, or is not resolved properly in that fashion, psychologists take further action appropriate to the situation. Such action might include referral to state or national committees on professional ethics, to state licensing boards or to the appropriate institutional authorities. This standard does not apply when an intervention would violate confidentiality rights or when psychologists have been retained to review the work of another psychologist whose professional conduct is in question.

F. Improper Complaints. Psychologists do not file or encourage the filing of ethics complaints that are made with reckless disregard for or willful ignorance of facts that would disprove the allegation.

G. Unfair Discrimination against Complainants and Respondents. Psychologists do not deny any person employment, advancement, admissions to academic or other programs, tenure, or promotion, based solely upon their having made or their being the subject of an ethics complaint. This does not preclude taking action based upon the outcome of such proceedings or considering other appropriate information.