Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 435 - State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Chapter 45 - Respiratory Care Practitioner
Subchapter 5 - Regulation of Practice
Section 435:45-5-4 - Standards of ethics and professional conduct
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 435:45-5-4
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) Purpose. The rules in this section on the profession of respiratory care practitioners shall be to establish the standards of professional conduct and code of ethics required of a licensee.
(b) Ethical and professional principles. In the conduct of their professional activities the respiratory care practitioner shall be bound by the following ethical and professional principles. Respiratory care practitioners shall:
(1) Demonstrate behavior that reflects
integrity, supports objectivity, and fosters trust in the professional and its
professionals.
(2) Actively
maintain and continually improve their professional competence, and represent
it accurately.
(3) Perform only
those procedures or functions in which they are individually competent and
which are within the scope of accepted and responsible practice.
(4) Respect and protect the legal and
personal rights of patients they treat, including the right to informed consent
and refusal of treatment.
(5)
Divulge no confidential information regarding any patient or family unless
disclosure is required for responsible performance of duty, or required by
law.
(6) Provide care without
discrimination on any basis, with respect for the rights and dignity of all
individuals.
(7) Promote disease
prevention and wellness.
(8) Refuse
to participate in illegal or unethical acts, and shall refuse to conceal
illegal, unethical or incompetent acts of others.
(9) Follow sound scientific procedures and
ethical principles in research.
(10) Comply with state or federal laws that
govern and relate to their practice.
(11) Avoid any form of conduct that creates a
conflict of interest, and shall follow the principles of ethical business
behavior.
(12) Promote the positive
evolution of the professional, and health care in general, through improvement
of the access, efficacy, and cost of patient care.
(13) Refrain from indiscriminate and
unnecessary use of resources, both economic and natural, in their
practice.
Added at 18 Ok Reg 2646, eff 7-12-01
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