Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LXIX - Registered Dietitians/Nutritionists
Chapter 1 - Dietitians/Nutritionists
Section LXIX-117 - Code of Ethics for Professional Conduct (Formerly section 113)
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. Licensees under the Act shall perform their professional duties using the code of ethics adopted by the Board.
B. The Board has adopted the following Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics:
Principles and Standards:
Nutrition and dietetics practitioners shall:
Glossary of Terms:
Autonomy: ensures a patient, client, or professional has the capacity and self-determination to engage in individual decisionmaking specific to personal health or practice.
Beneficence: encompasses taking positive steps to benefit others, which includes balancing benefit and risk.
Competence: a principle of professional practice, identifying the ability of the provider to administer safe and reliable services on a consistent basis.
Conflict(s) of Interest(s): defined as a personal or financial interest or a duty to another party which may prevent a person from acting in the best interests of the intended beneficiary, including simultaneous membership on boards with potentially conflicting interests related to the profession, members or the public.
Customer: any client, patient, resident, participant, student, consumer, individual/person, group, population, or organization to which the nutrition and dietetics practitioner provides service.
Diversity: "The Academy values and respects the diverse viewpoints and individual differences of all people. The Academy's mission and vision are most effectively realized through the promotion of a diverse membership that reflects cultural, ethnic, gender, racial, religious, sexual orientation, socioeconomic, geographical, political, educational, experiential and philosophical characteristics of the public it services. The Academy actively identifies and offers opportunities to individuals with varied skills, talents, abilities, ideas, disabilities, backgrounds and practice expertise."
Evidence-based Practice: Evidence-based practice is an approach to health care wherein health practitioners use the best evidence possible, i.e., the most appropriate information available, to make decisions for individuals, groups and populations. Evidence-based practice values, enhances and builds on clinical expertise, knowledge of disease mechanisms, and pathophysiology. It involves complex and conscientious decision-making based not only on the available evidence but also on client characteristics, situations, and preferences. It recognizes that health care is individualized and ever changing and involves uncertainties and probabilities. Evidence-based practice incorporates successful strategies that improve client outcomes and are derived from various sources of evidence including research, national guidelines, policies, consensus statements, systematic analysis of clinical experience, quality improvement data, specialized knowledge and skills of experts.
Justice (social justice): supports fair, equitable, and appropriate treatment for individuals and fair allocation of resources.
Non-Maleficence: is the intent to not inflict harm.
C. All licensees shall be responsible for reporting any and all alleged misrepresentation or violation of the code of ethics and/or Board rules to the Board.
D. A failure to adhere to the above code of ethics, constitutes unprofessional conduct and a violation of lawful rules and regulations adopted by the Board and further constitutes grounds for disciplinary action specified in R.S. 37:3090 of the Dietitian/Nutritionist Practice Act and these rules and regulations and also constitutes grounds for a denial of licensure or a renewal of licensure.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3081-3093 and R.S. 36:259(Q).