Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LXXX - Substance Abuse Counselors
Chapter 15 - Code of Ethics
Section LXXX-1503 - Relationships with Clients

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code LXXX-1503

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. A person holding a practice credential, specialty certification or status:

1. shall make known to a prospective client the important aspects of the professional relationship including fees and arrangements for payment which might affect the client's decision to enter into the relationship;

2. shall inform the client of the purposes, goals, techniques, rules of procedure, and limitations that may affect the relationship at or before the time that the professional services are rendered;

3. shall provide counseling services only in the context of a professional relationship and not by means of newspaper or magazine articles, radio or television programs, mail or means of a similar nature;

4. shall neither accept nor pay a commission or rebate or any other form of remuneration for the referral of clients for professional services;

5. shall not use relationships with clients to promote, for personal gain or the profit of an agency, commercial enterprises of any kind;

6. shall not, under normal circumstances, be involved in the counseling of family members, intimate friends, close associates, or others whose welfare might be jeopardized by such a dual relationship;

7. shall not, under normal circumstances, offer professional services to a person concurrently receiving counseling or prevention assistance from another professional except with knowledge of the other professional;

8. shall take reasonable personal action to inform responsible authorities and appropriate individuals in cases where a client's condition indicates a clear and imminent danger to the client or others;

9. shall take reasonable precautions to protect individuals from physical and/or emotional trauma resulting from interaction within the group;

10. shall not engage in activities that seek to meet the counselor's or specialists personal needs at the expense of a client;

11. shall not engage in sexual intimacies with any client;

12. shall terminate a professional relationship when it is reasonably clear that the client is not benefiting from it.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3388.4.

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