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A licensee shall provide professional services with objectivity and with respect for the unique needs and values of the health care recipient, as follows:
(A) A licensee shall not discriminate on the basis of factors that are irrelevant to the provision of professional services including, but not limited to, race, creed, sex, national origin, age, or medical condition.
(B) Prior to a licensee entering into a contractual relationship with a health care recipient, the licensee shall provide sufficient information to enable the health care recipient to make an informed decision to enter into a contractual relationship. Sufficient information shall include any fees and arrangements for payment which might affect the decision.
(C) A licensee shall not mislead the public and/or colleagues about services and shall not advertise in a misleading manner.
(D) A licensee shall not engage in any activities that seek to meet his or her personal needs at the expense or detriment of the health care recipient.
(E) A licensee shall not receive or give a commission, rebate, or any other form of direct or indirect remuneration or benefit for the referral of patients/clients for professional services.
(F) A licensee shall disclose to health care recipients any financial interest in commercial orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics device which the licensee promotes for the purpose of direct or indirect personal gain or profit.
(G) A licensee shall not accept gratuities for any reason including, but not limited to, preferential consideration of the health care recipient.
(H) A licensee shall practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics in accordance with prevailing professional standards or guidelines and shall not endeavor to extend his/her practice beyond his/her competence and the authority vested in him/her under division (B) of section 4779.02 of the Revised Code.
(I) A licensee shall not carry out a prescribed service that he knows to be harmful to a patient.
(J) A licensee shall only access health care recipient information which is necessary and relevant to his/her function and authority as a orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics provider.
HISTORY: Eff 8-9-02
Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03
Rule authorized by: RC 4779.28, 4779.29, 4779.30, 4779.99
Rule amplifies: RC 4779.28, 4779.29, 4779.30, 4779.99
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 01/09/2007
(A) A licensee shall not misrepresent any professional qualifications or credentials or provide any information that is false, deceptive or misleading in connection with his/her own application for employment or work as an orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics practitioner.
(B) A licensee shall not delegate the use of his/her name or signature on documentation for services unless he/she actually provided these services and has given permission to another individual for such documentation, or unless he/she appropriately supervised those services.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 01/02/2007 and 01/02/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4779.08
Rule Amplifies: 4779.03, 4779.09, 4779.28
Prior Effective Dates: 08/09/2002