Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 877 - BOARD OF LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS
Division 30 - CODE OF ETHICS FOR REGULATED SOCIAL WORKERS
Section 877-030-0040 - Conduct and Reporting Requirements of Regulated Social Workers
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 877-030-0040
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Conduct: The following minimum standards of professional conduct apply to regulated social workers:
(a) Private conduct of regulated
social workers is a personal matter to the same extent as with any other
person, except when that conduct compromises the fulfillment of professional
responsibilities.
(b) Regulated
social workers may not participate in, condone, or be associated with
dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.
(c) Regulated social workers may not
misrepresent their professional qualifications, education, experience, or
affiliations.
(2) Reporting Requirements:
(a) Regulated social
workers must report to the Board as soon as practicable, but not later than 10
days after:
(A) Being convicted of a
misdemeanor or felony;
(B) Being
arrested for a felony crime;
(C)
Receiving notice of a civil lawsuit that names the regulated social worker as a
defendant and makes allegations related to the regulated social worker's
practice of clinical social work or the regulated social worker's license or
certificate;
(D) Becoming an
in-patient in a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric day treatment facility;
or
(E) Receiving notice of a
regulatory action related to the regulated social worker's license or
certificate.
(b)
Regulated social workers must report child and elderly abuse as required by ORS
419B.005 to
419B.050 and
124.050 to
124.095.
(c) Unless state or federal laws relating to
confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, a
regulated social worker is required to report to the board any information the
regulated social worker has that appears to show that a regulated social worker
is or may be an impaired professional or may have engaged in unprofessional
conduct according to the guidelines of the code of ethics, to the extent that
disclosure does not conflict with the requirements of ORS
675.580. A regulated social
worker is an impaired professional if the regulated social worker is unable to
practice with professional skill and safety by reason of habitual or excessive
use or abuse of drugs, alcohol or other substances that impair ability or by
reason of a mental health disorder.
(d) Unless state or federal laws relating to
confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, a
regulated social worker licensee who has reasonable cause to believe that a
licensee has engaged in prohibited or unprofessional conduct is required to
report the conduct to the board responsible for the licensee who is believed to
have engaged in the conduct. The reporting regulated social worker must report
the conduct without undue delay, but in no event later than 10 working days
after the reporting regulated social worker learns of the conduct. In this
section:
(A) "Licensee" means a health
professional licensed or certified by or registered with a board.
(B) "Board" has the meaning given that term
in ORS 676.150.
(C) "Prohibited conduct" means conduct by a
licensee that:
(i) Constitutes a criminal act
against a patient or client; or
(ii) Constitutes a criminal act that creates
a risk of harm to a patient or client.
(D) "Unprofessional conduct" means conduct
unbecoming a licensee or detrimental to the best interests of the public,
including conduct contrary to recognized standards of ethics of the licensee's
profession or conduct that endangers the health, safety or welfare of a patient
or client.
(3) Administrative Reporting Requirements: Regulated Social Workers must notify the Board as soon as practicable, but no later than 30 days, after changes in the regulated social workers name of record, address of record, and employer of record, including changes in the mailing address of the employer of record, as defined in OAR 877-001-0009.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 675.510 - 675.600 & 675.900
Stats. Implemented: ORS 675.595
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